Taj Mahal Still Busy, But 600 Cancellations At Top Agra Hotel Amid Coronavirus Scare

With six cases of Coronavirus emerging in Agra, worries are mounting about the losses to the tourism industry in the west Uttar Pradesh town, home to the Taj Mahal and many other monuments visited by lakhs of people from India and abroad. The samples of six people from Agra, who had come into contact with a confirmed coronavirus case from New Delhi, tested positive for the virus, the ministry of health announced in a press conference earlier today. A group of Italian tourists who have also tested positive for the virus were in Agra a few days ago - they are now quarantined in New Delhi.