With Kerala on high alert for coronavirus, foreign tourists visiting God's Own Country are finding it difficult to get accommodation and move around, prompting the Government to disapprove of such acts and ask people not to see every foreigner as a COVID-19 carrier.
With two people, including a UK national, testing positive for coronavirus on Sunday, the number of those affected in the state has risen to 21 as the Government began a "break the chain" initiative to prevent spread of the virus.
It has also launched intensified medical check up at border areas for people entering the state by rail and road.
Amid the stepped up preventive measures, several cases of foreigners being 'denied' travel in public transport systems and stay in hotels have been reported in the past few days from various parts of the state, a major attraction for travellers with its picturesque locales and enchanting backwaters.