(ANSA) - NEW YORK, APRIL 2 - The Grand Canyon eventually succumbed to the coronavirus. The park closed indefinitely after an employee tested positive. The Grand Canyon, which receives an average of six million visitors annually, had decided to remain open despite pressure for closure due to the risks of spreading coronavirus infections. Then he backed off after a letter from the local authorities advising him to close immediately. Before the Grand Canyon in the United States, Joshua Tree National Park, Yosemite National Park in California, Arches and Canyonlands in Utah, Grand Teton in Wyoming and Yellowstone which spans three states Idaho, Montana and Wyoming had already closed.
Coronavirus: Grand Canyon closed
2020-04-02T18:15:55.845Z
Eventually the Grand Canyon succumbed to the coronavirus. The park closed indefinitely after an employee tested positive. (HANDLE)