Rashtrapati Bhavan, museum to remain closed for visitors from today

New Delhi: In view of the current developing COVID-19 situation due to the Omicron variant, the tour of Rashtrapati Bhavan and Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum will remain closed from Saturday.

 "As a precautionary measure against the spread of coronavirus pandemic, tour of Rashtrapati Bhavan and Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum for the general public will remain closed from tomorrow (January 1, 2022) till further notice," the President`s Secretariat informed on Friday in a press release.

The Change of Guard ceremony will also not take place till further notice, the official release said.

Meanwhile, Delhi reported 1,796 new COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours, witnessing its highest single-day spike in cases since May 22, said the state health department on Friday.

As per the data provided by the state health department, the positivity rate in the national capital has mounted to 2.44 per cent, higher than the 1.73 per cent reported on Thursday.

With this, the tally of total COVID-19 cases in Delhi has gone up to 14,48,211.D

India has so far reported over 1200 Omicron cases.

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