In India, the police innovated to punish ten foreign tourists who had breached the confinement. Coming from Israel, Mexico, Australia and Austria, these travelers were arrested as they strolled through the streets of Rishikesh, a city at the foot of the Himalayas that the Beatles had chosen to make a retreat. spiritual in an ashram in 1968.
As punishment, they were forced by the police to write 500 times "I did not follow the rules of confinement, I am sorry," local police official Vinod Sharma said on Sunday.
Prolonged confinement
Since the confinement decreed at the end of March for the entire country, the inhabitants have the right to leave their home only for essential outings such as purchases of provisions or medicines. The Indian police have distinguished themselves in recent weeks by their often fun methods of combating the spread of the coronavirus. However, in some states, the police physically attacked the offenders who had left.
This Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the extension at least until May 3 of the confinement. According to the latest report, India has identified 10,363 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 339 deaths. These figures are probably underestimated due to the weakness of screening.
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