In this March 12, 2020, photo, Chinese paramilitary policemen stand on duty behind a barrier at the Capital International Airport terminal 3 in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

BEIJING (AP) -- Overseas passengers flying to Beijing may have to quarantine in Inner Mongolia if they have the new coronavirus or have been in close contact with anyone that does.

The Chinese capital is rerouting flights to three other cities as it tries to prevent fresh outbreaks started by infected people arriving from abroad. One is Hothot, the capital of China's Inner Mongolia region. The city is about 400 kilometers (250 miles) northwest of Beijing.

The state-owned China Daily said that passengers and crew will be screened on arrival. Confirmed cases will be sent to local hospitals, and close contacts to quarantine facilities in the cities, the English-language newspaper reported. Other passengers will then continue to Beijing.

The other cities are Tianjin and Taiyuan. Beijing has identified more than 80 imported cases in recent weeks.