The four men and two women were initially staying at a hotel but ran out of money. 9News
The group lived in a cave near Rishikesh, a town in Uttarakhand state in northern India made famous by The Beatles, for nearly a month before they were found by the police and quarantined at an ashram on Sunday, according to a police official.
The four men and two women from France, Turkey, Ukraine, the US and Nepal - were initially staying at a hotel but ran out of money and took refuge in the cave, said Mukesh Chand, spokesperson for Uttarakhand police. The group lived in a cave near Rishikesh, a town in Uttarakhand state in northern India made famous by The Beatles.
"They had been living in the cave since March 24, the police found them on Sunday and moved them to Swarg Ashram near Rishikesh, we have asked them to self-quarantine for two weeks as a precaution, but the group seemed healthy," Mr Chand told CNN.Indian and foreign tourists have been banned from entering the state of Uttarakhand since March 20 due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to a state government order.
India is the world's second most populous country and the fifth biggest economy, and there are fears the country's health systems would not be able to cope with a major outbreak of the virus.
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