COVID-19: Indian partying hotspot Goa counts losses, braces for change The unspoken fear of the coronavirus is sapping Goa’s vibrant beach shacks and noisy bars of their lifeblood. Share Via Email | A+A A- One of the shut down bars near the Candolim beach on the Arabian Sea coast in Goa, India, Dec.11, 2020. (Photo | AP) By Associated Press GOA: The sun’s golden rays fall on Goa’s smooth, sandy beaches every evening, magical as ever but strangely quiet and lonely. This holiday season, few visitors are enjoying the celebrated sunsets in the Indian party hotspot. The unspoken fear of the coronavirus is sapping Goa’s vibrant beach shacks and noisy bars of their lifeblood.