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Commuters wearing protective face masks as a precaution against the new virus wait at a bus station in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, March 18. Rajanish Kakade/AP

The Indian city of Mumbai is preparing for the arrival of about 26,000 passengers, mostly Indian nationals, who are expected to return from Gulf countries over the next two weeks.

More than 20 flights a day arrive in Mumbai from Gulf nations like the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman. Yesterday, the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs passed an order that all passengers coming from or transiting through those countries will be quarantined for 14 days upon arrival, either at government facilities or at home.

Most of the travelers are Indian blue-collar workers on labor contracts in the Gulf countries, who are now returning home.

Arrivals who are asymptomatic and have homes in Mumbai can go home and self-isolate for 14 days. If they live in neighboring towns, they can still stay at home but are not allowed to take public transport.

If they show symptoms, or live far from Mumbai, they will be quarantined in government facilities, said municipal government officials.

Quarantine centers: One quarantine site is the Seven Hills Hospital in the Marol area of Mumbai -- but the city has also set up other quarantine facilities and a portal in partnership with hotels and marriage halls.

The government quarantine facilities have about 700 beds available, said P Velrasu, Additional Municipal Commissioner.

Mumbai currently has 45 cases of the coronavirus, according to the state's Ministry of Public Health and Family Welfare.

India has 169 cases in total, and three deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University, which is tracking cases reported by the World Health Organization and additional sources. 

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