New Delhi, July 2 -- As Goa has reopened some of its hotels and facilities for tourists from Thursday, July 2, after four months of lockdown, the Tourism Minister of the state, M. Ajgaonkar has said that in order to enter the state, the tourists will have to test negative for Coronavirus.

"Goa to open for tourists from tomorrow as 250 hotels were granted permission to resume operations. For a tourist to enter Goa, he/she will have to carry a COVID19 negative certificate within stipulated 48 hours window or get mandatorily tested in Goa," Tourism Minister M. Ajgaonkar had announced.

The move regarding reopening of the state for tourists came at a state cabinet meeting, the Minister stated. One of the most popular tourist destinations of ...