Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 6 (ANI): The gates of Hyderabad's famous historical monuments Golconda Fort and Charminar were thrown open for visitors on Monday after months of shutdown due to coronavirus-induced lockdown.

While no person visited Charminar till the evening on its first day of reopening, around 20 people visited the Golconda Fort.

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Mohammed Shoaib, Shopkeeper beside Charminar, said, "Due to the coronavirus pandemic, people are not visiting the monuments. Since morning no person has entered the monument."

While a guide at Golconda Fort said only 20 people visited the place.

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Mohammed Musharraf Ali, Guide at Golconda Fort, speaking to ANI said, "Nearly 20 people have visited the fort. The number of visitors is less due to the COVID-19 outbreak." (ANI)

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