Efforts to stop the coronavirus from spreading in Mumbai's densely populated Dharavi slum are being ramped up after several cases and one death were confirmed there last week.
People rest by their homes in Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums, in Mumbai, India, on April 3. Rajanish Kakade/AP
"In my mind the control of the disease is going to be through the community rather than through the hospitals," Guleria said, speaking to CNN on Monday. "If you have a number of people living in one room, its not possible for them to have home quarantine or self-quarantine. So a facility that can put them up for two weeks so they don't spread the virus in their community is something that needs to be looked at," Guleria said.India is entering its second week of a 21-day nationwide lockdown, and Guleria recommended that more aggressive restrictions may be needed in hotspot areas.
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