PANAJI : Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Tuesday said air travellers will not be allowed to enter the coastal state without a health certificate, after the Centre opens up airports once the COVID-19 lockdown is eased or lifted.
Speaking to PTI, Rane said he had already urged Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to take up the issue with the Union Civil Aviation ministry to not allow air travellers to enter the state without a COVID-19 certificate.
The Civil Aviation Ministry can inform the airlines about this condition. "Each state has powers to enforce its own rules to contain the spread of COVID-19," he said.
Even if all COVID-19 patients in Goa are cured of the infection, the authorities will not relax, he said, adding that the state