Six tourists were discovered by police in a cave near Rishikesh, in northern India, where they spent almost a month. Faced with the containment measures decreed by the country's government to fight against the coronavirus, the four men and two women had chosen to confine themselves to this cave. They could no longer afford to pay for the hotel where they were staying until then, CNN reports on Monday.
India coronavirus lockdown: Broke tourists rescued from cave
Indian officials have rescued six tourists who were living in a cave in India following a lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus. https://t.co/3jCzeuyQE8
Visitors from France, Turkey, Nepal, the United States and Ukraine have been living there since March 24, when national confinement was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After this surprising discovery, "we asked them to place themselves in quarantine for two weeks as a precaution, but the group appears to be in good health," said Mukesh Chand, spokesperson for the police. 'State of Uttarakhand.
The city made famous by the Beatles
Tourists who spent the little remaining money on food and other items will spend this quarantine period in a nearby ashram. Considered the yoga capital of the world, Uttarakhand was made famous by the Beatles. The stars had visited there in 1968 and had written more than 40 songs during their trip to India.
Figures from Johns Hopkins University indicate that 559 people died from Covid-19 in India and more than 17,000 others contracted the coronavirus. Access to the state of Uttarakhand has been prohibited for Indian and foreign tourists since March 20.
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