When Nedson Jardson Ganala, 47, brought his brother to Mumbai for eye surgery, he had had no idea that his 19-day-long trip would end up being extended indefinitely by a lockdown. After the government stopped air travel, Ganala and his brother, both citizens of Malawi in Southeast Africa, stay put in their Kalina hotel. Almost a month into the lockdown, the brothers are nearly out of money.

Ganala©s brother Ferish, 56, is a diabetic. They arrived in the city on March 9 to get Ferish treated at a well-known private suburban hospital.