Panaji: Goa  on Thursday took over five tourist resorts, including one private facility, to create quarantine facilities for Covid-19 epidemic.

On Wednesday, three persons had tested positive for coronavirus.

The resorts, taken over by the administration, included Goa Tourism Development Corporation-operated facilities at Mayem, Mapusa, Calangute and Old Goa, and a private resort 'Acron Seaway' at the popular beach village of Candolim.