by . rob preece . published : . as many as 1.5 million innocent people died at auschwitz in horrifying conditions : its name a reminder of the atrocities of the holocaust . but authorities say that the former concentration camp , now the auschwitz-birkenau state museum , in oświęcim , poland , is becoming a popular tourist destination - so popular in fact , that they may have to start turning people away . 19:38 est , 3 september 2012 . | . updated : . 02:52 est , 4 september 2012 . nurses looking after patients in hospitals have also been forced to disinfect toilets and mop floors as hard-up nhs trusts cut spending on cleaning . more than half of nhs nurses told researchers that they believed cleaning services for their ward were inadequate , with about a fifth saying their hospital trust had made cuts in the last year . the memorial site today urged potential visitors to book their visits online ahead of time to prevent that from happening . scroll down for video . a sign in front of a watchtower at auschwitz i concentration camp , which has become an unlikely tourist . it said there have been more than 250,000 visitors so far this year , a rise of more than 40 per cent compared with the same period last year , which itself hit a record with 1.5 million visitors . ` going through the auschwitz-birkenau space is not an easy experience for anyone , ' said dr. piotr m.a. cywiński , director of the museum . ` this authentic place has become the symbol of evil for the entire world , which is manifested by an over threefold increase in attendance , interest of the media , internet statistics as well as over half a billion people throughout the planet who watched the 70th anniversary of the liberation of kl auschwitz live on television . ' tourists take photographs at auschwitz , which has had more than 250,000 already this year . the memorial site has urged potential visitors to book their visits online ahead of time to ensure entry . the increase in popularity has led to various security changes , and visitors are now advised to book ahead inorder to avoid congestion inside the former nazi concentration camp . just 30 people are allowed to visit auschwitz i - the original camp at any one time - for safety reasons , as well to conserve the buildings and create the best conditions for learning about its history . so a website for the site has been created enabling booking , which guarantees entrance to the museum on a chosen day and hour . the site attracted headlines in 2014 when an alabama teenager took a selfie during a tour of the death camp . 1 . ground zero -- site of 9/11 in new york . 2 . auschwitz -- concentration camp , poland . 3 . alcatraz -- prison , san francisco . the survey of 1,000 nurses and health assistants revealed a third had cleaned toilets or mopped floors in the last 12 months . 4 . pompeii -- italy . 5 . omaha and utah beaches -- d-day invasion scenes , france . 6 . killing fields -- cambodia . 7 . new orleans -- site of hurricane katrina disaster , usa . 8 . chernobyl -- nuclear disaster site , ukraine . 9 . giglio , italy -- scene of the costa concordia disaster . 10 . haiti -- site of devastating earthquake . according to online travel agency sunshine.co.uk . visitors also have to undergo safety control : it is forbidden to light candles outside designated areas . or to carry objects which may pose a threat to the life , health and safety . smoking cigarettes and e-cigarettes is also strictly forbidden and only small bags are allowed into the museum . in 2014 , 1,534 000 people visited auschwitz , the highest number during one year than ever before - the highest attendance in the history of european memorial sites . january saw the 70th anniversary of the camp 's liberation , a possible reason for the surge in interest . auschwitz after its liberation in january 1945 . a group of children who survived the camp , pictured . january saw the 70th anniversary of the camp 's liberation , a possible reason for the surge in interest . burden : a ward is deep-cleaned at the royal free hospital in london . a survey suggests that nhs nurses across the country are having to carry out more and more cleaning tasks themselves . some also reported having to clean corridors , computers , nursing stations and offices . two in five respondents said they had cleaned a bed area or single room vacated by a patient who was infectious . four in five said they had performed the same task following the discharge of a non-infectious patient . worryingly , almost three quarters of respondents said they had not been trained for such cleaning practices . it also attracted headlines in 2014 when an alabama teenager was criticized for taking a smiling selfie during a tour of the german death camp . visiting scenes of death and disaster might seem inappropriate to the average holidaymaker , but dark tourism appears to be on the rise . and 37 per cent of nurses admitted that their trust would make a bed available to patients even if it had not been cleaned properly . the survey was conducted by the nursing times . ` this is not about saying nurses are too posh to wash , ' the royal college of nursing 's adviser on infection prevention and control , rose gallagher , told the magazine . professor mark griffiths of nottingham trent university , who has written a blog post on death fascination says there are a number of reasons for our interest in the macabre . ` there 's a huge market for witnessing the extremities of human behaviour . by looking at something so extreme it makes us feel better about ourselves , ' he told mailonline travel . ` cleaning in hospitals is not the same as cleaning your own home . ' a new specification on cleaning in hospitals was published last year by the department of health , national patient safety agency and the british standards institution . scaled back : about a fifth of nurses said their hospital trust had made cuts to cleaning services in the last year . however , the new guidelines did not specify the appropriate cleaning duties for nurses , the magazine reported . tracey cooper , president of the infection prevention society , said : ` nurses are the guardians of the standards of their wards . ` cleaning has always been an integral part of what nurses do . ` the risk comes when there is a lack of clarity about process and who is responsible because then you get things that nobody cleans . ' andrew jones , president of the association of healthcare cleaning professionals , said it was ` inevitable ' that nurses would end up doing some cleaning of patient areas during out-of-hour periods . but he said that the best practice for hospital wards was to have a dedicated cleaner . ` when that happens we get better cleanliness standards and a better motivated workforce , ' mr jones said . ` some of the responses would suggest that 's not the case as often as we would want . '
over 250 thousand people have visited nazi concentration camp in 2015 . visits have increased by 40 % since same period of the previous year . january saw 70th anniversary of its liberation and a surge in interest .
by . rob preece . published : . as many as 1.5 million innocent people died at auschwitz in horrifying conditions : its name a reminder of the atrocities of the holocaust . but authorities say that the former concentration camp , now the auschwitz-birkenau state museum , in oświęcim , poland , is becoming a popular tourist destination - so popular in fact , that they may have to start turning people away . 19:38 est , 3 september 2012 . | . updated : . 02:52 est , 4 september 2012 . nurses looking after patients in hospitals have also been forced to disinfect toilets and mop floors as hard-up nhs trusts cut spending on cleaning . more than half of nhs nurses told researchers that they believed cleaning services for their ward were inadequate , with about a fifth saying their hospital trust had made cuts in the last year . the memorial site today urged potential visitors to book their visits online ahead of time to prevent that from happening . scroll down for video . a sign in front of a watchtower at auschwitz i concentration camp , which has become an unlikely tourist . it said there have been more than 250,000 visitors so far this year , a rise of more than 40 per cent compared with the same period last year , which itself hit a record with 1.5 million visitors . ` going through the auschwitz-birkenau space is not an easy experience for anyone , ' said dr. piotr m.a. cywiński , director of the museum . ` this authentic place has become the symbol of evil for the entire world , which is manifested by an over threefold increase in attendance , interest of the media , internet statistics as well as over half a billion people throughout the planet who watched the 70th anniversary of the liberation of kl auschwitz live on television . ' tourists take photographs at auschwitz , which has had more than 250,000 already this year . the memorial site has urged potential visitors to book their visits online ahead of time to ensure entry . the increase in popularity has led to various security changes , and visitors are now advised to book ahead inorder to avoid congestion inside the former nazi concentration camp . just 30 people are allowed to visit auschwitz i - the original camp at any one time - for safety reasons , as well to conserve the buildings and create the best conditions for learning about its history . so a website for the site has been created enabling booking , which guarantees entrance to the museum on a chosen day and hour . the site attracted headlines in 2014 when an alabama teenager took a selfie during a tour of the death camp . 1 . ground zero -- site of 9/11 in new york . 2 . auschwitz -- concentration camp , poland . 3 . alcatraz -- prison , san francisco . the survey of 1,000 nurses and health assistants revealed a third had cleaned toilets or mopped floors in the last 12 months . 4 . pompeii -- italy . 5 . omaha and utah beaches -- d-day invasion scenes , france . 6 . killing fields -- cambodia . 7 . new orleans -- site of hurricane katrina disaster , usa . 8 . chernobyl -- nuclear disaster site , ukraine . 9 . giglio , italy -- scene of the costa concordia disaster . 10 . haiti -- site of devastating earthquake . according to online travel agency sunshine.co.uk . visitors also have to undergo safety control : it is forbidden to light candles outside designated areas . or to carry objects which may pose a threat to the life , health and safety . smoking cigarettes and e-cigarettes is also strictly forbidden and only small bags are allowed into the museum . in 2014 , 1,534 000 people visited auschwitz , the highest number during one year than ever before - the highest attendance in the history of european memorial sites . january saw the 70th anniversary of the camp 's liberation , a possible reason for the surge in interest . auschwitz after its liberation in january 1945 . a group of children who survived the camp , pictured . january saw the 70th anniversary of the camp 's liberation , a possible reason for the surge in interest . burden : a ward is deep-cleaned at the royal free hospital in london . a survey suggests that nhs nurses across the country are having to carry out more and more cleaning tasks themselves . some also reported having to clean corridors , computers , nursing stations and offices . two in five respondents said they had cleaned a bed area or single room vacated by a patient who was infectious . four in five said they had performed the same task following the discharge of a non-infectious patient . worryingly , almost three quarters of respondents said they had not been trained for such cleaning practices . it also attracted headlines in 2014 when an alabama teenager was criticized for taking a smiling selfie during a tour of the german death camp . visiting scenes of death and disaster might seem inappropriate to the average holidaymaker , but dark tourism appears to be on the rise . and 37 per cent of nurses admitted that their trust would make a bed available to patients even if it had not been cleaned properly . the survey was conducted by the nursing times . ` this is not about saying nurses are too posh to wash , ' the royal college of nursing 's adviser on infection prevention and control , rose gallagher , told the magazine . professor mark griffiths of nottingham trent university , who has written a blog post on death fascination says there are a number of reasons for our interest in the macabre . ` there 's a huge market for witnessing the extremities of human behaviour . by looking at
by . rob preece . published : . as many as 1.5 million innocent people died at auschwitz in horrifying conditions : its name a reminder of the atrocities of the holocaust . but authorities say that the former concentration camp , now the auschwitz-birkenau state museum , in oświęcim , poland , is becoming a popular tourist destination - so popular in fact , that they may have to start turning people away . 19:38 est , 3 september 2012 . | . updated : . 02:52 est , 4 september 2012 . nurses looking after patients in hospitals have also been forced to disinfect toilets and mop floors as hard-up nhs trusts cut spending on cleaning . more than half of nhs nurses told researchers that they believed cleaning services for their ward were inadequate , with about a fifth saying their hospital trust had made cuts in the last year . the memorial site today urged potential visitors to book their visits online ahead of time to prevent that from happening . scroll down for video . a sign in front of a watchtower at auschwitz i concentration camp , which has become an unlikely tourist . it said there have been more than 250,000 visitors so far this year , a rise of more than 40 per cent compared with the same period last year , which itself hit a record with 1.5 million visitors . ` going through the auschwitz-birkenau space is not an easy experience for anyone , ' said dr. piotr m.a. cywiński , director of the museum . ` this authentic place has become the symbol of evil for the entire world , which is manifested by an over threefold increase in attendance , interest of the media , internet statistics as well as over half a billion people throughout the planet who watched the 70th anniversary of the liberation of kl auschwitz live on television . ' tourists take photographs at auschwitz , which has had more than 250,000 already this year . the memorial site has urged potential visitors to book their visits online ahead of time to ensure entry . the increase in popularity has led to various security changes , and visitors are now advised to book ahead inorder to avoid congestion inside the former nazi concentration camp . just 30 people are allowed to visit auschwitz i - the original camp at any one time - for safety reasons , as well to conserve the buildings and create the best conditions for learning about its history . so a website for the site has been created enabling booking , which guarantees entrance to the museum on a chosen day and hour . the site attracted headlines in 2014 when an alabama teenager took a selfie during a tour of the death camp . 1 . ground zero -- site of 9/11 in new york . 2 . auschwitz -- concentration camp , poland . 3 . alcatraz -- prison , san francisco . the survey of 1,000 nurses and health assistants revealed a third had cleaned toilets or mopped floors in the last 12 months . 4 . pompeii -- italy . 5 . omaha and utah beaches -- d-day invasion scenes , france . 6 . killing fields -- cambodia . 7 . new orleans -- site of hurricane katrina disaster , usa . 8 . chernobyl -- nuclear disaster site , ukraine . 9 . giglio , italy -- scene of the costa concordia disaster . 10 . haiti -- site of devastating earthquake . according to online travel agency sunshine.co.uk . visitors also have to undergo safety control : it is forbidden to light candles outside designated areas . or to carry objects which may pose a threat to the life , health and safety . smoking cigarettes and e-cigarettes is also strictly forbidden and only small bags are allowed into the museum . in 2014 , 1,534 000 people visited auschwitz , the highest number during one year than ever before - the highest attendance in the history of european memorial sites . january saw the 70th anniversary of the camp 's liberation , a possible reason for the surge in interest . auschwitz after its liberation in january 1945 . a group of children who survived the camp , pictured . january saw the 70th anniversary of the camp 's liberation , a possible reason for the surge in interest . burden : a ward is deep-cleaned at the royal free hospital in london . a survey suggests that nhs nurses across the country are having to carry out more and more cleaning tasks themselves . some also reported having to clean corridors , computers , nursing stations and offices . two in five respondents said they had cleaned a bed area or single room vacated by a patient who was infectious . four in five said they had performed the same task following the discharge of a non-infectious patient . worryingly , almost three quarters of respondents said they had not been trained for such cleaning practices . it also attracted headlines in 2014 when an alabama teenager was criticized for taking a smiling selfie during a tour of the german death camp . visiting scenes of death and disaster might seem inappropriate to the average holidaymaker , but dark tourism appears to be on the rise . and 37 per cent of nurses admitted that their trust would make a bed available to patients even if it had not been cleaned properly . the survey was conducted by the nursing times . ` this is not about saying nurses are too posh to wash , ' the royal college of nursing 's adviser on infection prevention and control , rose gallagher , told the magazine . professor mark griffiths of nottingham trent university , who has written a blog post on death fascination says there are a number of reasons for our interest in the macabre . ` there 's a huge market for witnessing the extremities of human behaviour . by looking at
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 The text discusses the popularity of Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum in Poland, which has become a symbol of evil for the entire world. The museum has seen an increase in attendance, with over 1 million visitors in 2014, making it one of the most visited memorial sites in Europe. The site has undergone security changes to ensure visitor safety, including online booking systems and limited access to certain areas. Visitors are advised to book their visits ahead of time to avoid congestion inside the former concentration camp. The article also mentions that smoking is forbidden outside designated areas, and objects that may pose a threat to life or health are not allowed. Additionally, some areas of the museum are closed due to cleaning tasks or maintenance work. The text concludes by mentioning that despite the challenges, the museum remains a significant historical site, attracting visitors from around the world who come to pay their respects and learn about the atrocities that took place during World War II.