Lakshadweep to stop foreign tourists from entering islands due to coronavirus outbreak

Lakshadweep MP, Mohammed Faizal, says domestic tourists would be allowed to enter the islands after proper screening at reporting centres.

File image of security personnel and passengers wearing masks to mitigate the spread of coronavirus | PTI

Kochi: As part of precautionary measures against the coronavirus in Lakshadweep, the administration has decided to stop entry of foreign tourists to the islands, Mohammed Faizal, MP, said on Monday.

He told PTI that no restrictions have been imposed on the entry of domestic tourists to the island.

However, entry would be allowed only after they are properly screened at passenger reporting centres at Kochi, Kozhikode and Agatti, he said.

India’s smallest Union Territory, Lakshadweep, is an archipelago consisting of 36 islands with an area of 32 sq km.

All islands are 220 to 440 km from the coastal city of Kochi in Kerala.