After 6 months of closure, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Taj Mahal got its first visitor on Monday the 21st September, at 5.39 am, a Chinese national named Liang Chiacheng.
As per the protocol, no physical tickets will be allowed due to the rapid spread of the virus and most of the visitors had e-tickets on their mobile phones. The number of visitors were also restricted and were allowed in two shifts, from sunrise to noon and from 12.30 pm to sunset. All visitors were let in after the mandatory thermal scanning and sanitizing of hands and feet by staff in PPE gear.
