India's top tourist attraction the Taj Mahal is set to reopen more than six months after it was shut, officials said, even as the vast nation battles soaring coronavirus infections.

“The Taj Mahal will reopen on September 21. All Covid-19 protocols, like physical distancing, masks will be followed,” northern Uttar Pradesh state's tourism department Deputy Director Amit Srivastava told AFP.

Visitors will be limited to 5,000 a day, down from the usual daily average of 20,000, he added.