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Pandemic upends life on isolated, idyllic Galapagos Islands
In this May 2, 2020 photo, a marine iguana suns on the edge of a boardwalk in San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Before the new coronavirus pandemic, sudden life-threatening ailments on the Galapagos Islands were considered so rare that hospitals didn't have a single intensive care unit bed. Now, officials are racing to equip medical teams on the remote islands. (AP Photo/Adrian Vasquez)

In this May 2, 2020 photo, a marine iguana suns on the edge of a boardwalk in San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Before the new coronavirus pandemic, sudden life-threatening ailments on the Galapagos Islands were considered so rare that hospitals didn't have a single intensive care unit bed. Now, officials are racing to equip medical teams on the remote islands. (AP Photo/Adrian Vasquez)

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This May 2, 2020 shows shuttered shops and empty streets amid the new coronavirus pandemic, in San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. At least 800 visitors usually arrive daily, and officials estimate the islands already have lost at least $50 million dollars of income due to the pandemic. (AP Photo/ Adrian Vasquez)

This May 2, 2020 shows shuttered shops and empty streets amid the new coronavirus pandemic, in San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. At least 800 visitors usually arrive daily, and officials estimate the islands already have lost at least $50 million dollars of income due to the pandemic. (AP Photo/ Adrian Vasquez)

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In this May 2, 2020 photo, fishermen work in their boat in the bay of San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Locals like to joke that, "In the Galapagos, it is prohibited to get sick." But COVID-19 has upended any sense of island immunity. The islands' first cases of the new coronavirus were diagnosed in late March. (AP Photo/Adrian Vasquez)

In this May 2, 2020 photo, fishermen work in their boat in the bay of San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Locals like to joke that, "In the Galapagos, it is prohibited to get sick." But COVID-19 has upended any sense of island immunity. The islands' first cases of the new coronavirus were diagnosed in late March. (AP Photo/Adrian Vasquez)

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In this May 2, 2020 photo, a pick up point for tourists sits empty amid the new coronavirus pandemic, in San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. How soon the Galapagos Islands might be able to reopen is unclear. Ecuador's government is allowing for a gradual opening in three stages. But the final stage is not a full return to normal and does not call for resuming national or international flights. (AP Photo/Adrian Vasquez)

In this May 2, 2020 photo, a pick up point for tourists sits empty amid the new coronavirus pandemic, in San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. How soon the Galapagos Islands might be able to reopen is unclear. Ecuador's government is allowing for a gradual opening in three stages. But the final stage is not a full return to normal and does not call for resuming national or international flights. (AP Photo/Adrian Vasquez)

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In this May 2, 2020 photo, a sea lion sits outside a hotel that is closed because of the new coronavirus pandemic, in San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. The majority of the island hotels are usually occupied throughout the year, but all reservations have been canceled through July. (AP Photo/Adrian Vasquez)

In this May 2, 2020 photo, a sea lion sits outside a hotel that is closed because of the new coronavirus pandemic, in San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. The majority of the island hotels are usually occupied throughout the year, but all reservations have been canceled through July. (AP Photo/Adrian Vasquez)

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This May 2, 2020 shows the Mann beach lighthouse and boats anchored in Naufragio Bay, amid the new coronavirus pandemic, in San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. "The base of our economy has entirely collapsed," said Norman Wray, governor of the islands. "This is completely changing the future of tourism in the Galapagos." (AP Photo/Adrian Vasquez)

This May 2, 2020 shows the Mann beach lighthouse and boats anchored in Naufragio Bay, amid the new coronavirus pandemic, in San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. "The base of our economy has entirely collapsed," said Norman Wray, governor of the islands. "This is completely changing the future of tourism in the Galapagos." (AP Photo/Adrian Vasquez)

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In this May 2, 2020 photo, local farmers, wearing protective as a measure to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, sell their products to residents, in San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. For many islanders, the pandemic has left them to meditate on their relationships with nature, industry and travel. Some wonder if they should continue to remain so dependent on tourism, while others say it highlights the need for self-sufficiency. (AP Photo/Adrian Vasquez)

In this May 2, 2020 photo, local farmers, wearing protective as a measure to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, sell their products to residents, in San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. For many islanders, the pandemic has left them to meditate on their relationships with nature, industry and travel. Some wonder if they should continue to remain so dependent on tourism, while others say it highlights the need for self-sufficiency. (AP Photo/Adrian Vasquez)

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This May 2, 2020 photo shows a pier usually swarming with arriving and departing tourists, in San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. For seven weeks now due to the new coronavirus pandemic, not a single tourist has arrived at the UNESCO World Heritage site that inspired Charles Darwin. (AP Photo/Adrian Vasquez)

This May 2, 2020 photo shows a pier usually swarming with arriving and departing tourists, in San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. For seven weeks now due to the new coronavirus pandemic, not a single tourist has arrived at the UNESCO World Heritage site that inspired Charles Darwin. (AP Photo/Adrian Vasquez)

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In this May 2, 2020 photo, birds fly over fishing and tourist boats anchored in the bay of San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. In the past the storied islands have been relatively shielded by what happens 600 miles away on the mainland, but amid the new coronavirus pandemic the island chain's famous isolation is now heightening its hardship. (AP Photo/Adrian Vasquez)

In this May 2, 2020 photo, birds fly over fishing and tourist boats anchored in the bay of San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. In the past the storied islands have been relatively shielded by what happens 600 miles away on the mainland, but amid the new coronavirus pandemic the island chain's famous isolation is now heightening its hardship. (AP Photo/Adrian Vasquez)

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In this May 2, 2020 photo, the sun shines on a poster advertising island tours and shuttered businesses ordered closed by the government as a measure to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, in San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Ecuador is among Latin American nations hit hardest by COVID-19. (AP Photo/Adrian Vasquez)

In this May 2, 2020 photo, the sun shines on a poster advertising island tours and shuttered businesses ordered closed by the government as a measure to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, in San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Ecuador is among Latin American nations hit hardest by COVID-19. (AP Photo/Adrian Vasquez)

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