Six foreign tourists who tried to sit out the coronavirus pandemic in an Indian cave have been sent to quarantine at an ashram near a town made ...
Indians dry their clothes after taking a holy dip in the River Ganges at Rishikesh, where about 700 foreign tourists remain as India's virus lockdown continues AFP/Sajjad HUSSAINRISHIKESH, India: Six foreign tourists who tried to sit out the coronavirus pandemic in an Indian cave have been sent to quarantine at an ashram near a town made famous by the Beatles after running out of money, police said Sunday .
"Before the lockdown began, they were living in a hotel in the Muni Ki Reti region but they moved to the cave after they ran out of money," Kathait said.The Nepali man had been helping the group buy essential items, Kathait added. About 700 foreign tourists remain in Rishikesh, according to the state's tourism department, and the government has launched the website"Stranded in India" to help travellers from abroad.
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