On March 24, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered the biggest lockdown in history – 1.3 billion people effectively confined to their homes for three weeks.
It’s been hugely effective, driving a coronavirus outbreak that was doubling in size every three days, to one that was doubling every six days.
But it hasn’t been good news for everyone. Six foreigners who had run out of money, but were unable to leave the country as a result of the lockdown, were found living in cave in the Lakshman Jhula area in the pilgrim town of Rishikesh, northern India.
Rakendra Singh Kataith, station house officer of the local police station, told the Hindustan Times: “The group includes three women and three men.
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