<span style="color: #222222;">Sikkim government has decided not to host the Kailash Mansarovar yatra via Nathula Pass in the state to Tibetan Autonomous Region of China scheduled from next month due to COVID19.<br />''<br />'' State tourism and civil aviation minister BS Panth informed AIR that the state government has conveyed the decision to union external affairs and home ministries.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' He added that Sikkim government has decided to ban domestic tourists till October 2020 while completely restricting the entry of foreign tourists during the year due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''Although tourism sector is a key revenue generator for the Sikkim, the minister said that the state government said that people's safety is of top priority.</span>