All Archaeological Survey of India-protected monuments and central museums across the country will be shut till March 31 in view of the threat of coronavirus, Union Culture Minister Prahlad Patal said on Monday. An order regarding the same will be issued soon, he said. “All ASI monuments and central museums will be shut till March 31 in view of the spread of coronavirus. We are taking this very seriously,” the minister said.

COVID-19 extended its footprint in India on Monday with the eastern state of Odisha reporting its first coronavirus patient and one new case each in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Kerala, taking the total count to 114, Health Ministry officials said.

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