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India's Coronavirus Case Count Now Third Highest in World

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   India reported more than 23,000 new coronavirus cases Monday, pushing
   its total during the pandemic past Russia for third most in the world.

   India now trails only the United States and Brazil in terms of overall
   confirmed cases.

   The country is closed to international travel, but the government has
   been gradually lifting restrictions on local tourism to try to boost
   the economy.

   ButinUttar Pradesh, India's most populous state, officials have
   extended lockdowns on businesses, monuments and other attractions in
   the city of Agra, including at the Taj Mahal, amid the continued spread
   of COVID-19.

   "In the interest of the public, it has been decided that opening
   monuments in Agra will not be advisable as of now," the district
   authorities said in a notice published in Hindi.

   The Taj Mahal and other tourist sites in Agra have been closed since
   March.

   While governments in many countries grapple with how to respond to the
   coronavirus, a group of 239 scientists from 32 countries are calling on
   the World Health Organization to update guidance concerning the
   prospect airborne spread of the virus.

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