On the Galapagos Islands in the eastern Pacific Ocean, serious health problems are so rare that hospitals there were not equipped with intensive care areas. Then, the new coronavirus arrived. Now, officials are racing to equip medical teams on the distant islands with breathing machines called ventilators. But, they also are trying to deal with an economic crisis that has left many of the 30,000 islanders jobless. The island group’s famous isolation, which was so important to the theories of naturalist Charles Darwin, has increased its hardship. For nearly two months, not a single tourist has visited the area. The Galapagos are considered a World Heritage site by UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Studies of the islands’ ocean and bird wildlife have halted. People living there are making urgent changes, like growing carrots, peppers and tomatoes at home to increase the food supply.
Title: Business and Travel Bans Threaten Livelihoods on Distant Galapagos Islands
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data-end-time='32792'>Now, officials are racing to equip medical teams on the distant islands with breathing machines called ventilators.</span> <span data-start-time='32792' data-end-time='45875'>But, they also are trying to deal with an economic crisis that has left many of the 30,000 islanders jobless.</span> <span data-start-time='45875' data-end-time='60146'>The island group’s famous isolation, which was so important to the theories of naturalist Charles Darwin, has increased its hardship.</span> <span data-start-time='60146' data-end-time='67021'>For nearly two months, not a single tourist has visited the area.</span> <span data-start-time='67021' data-end-time='81792'>The Galapagos are considered a World Heritage site by UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.</span> <span data-start-time='81792' data-end-time='88938'>Studies of the islands’ ocean and bird wildlife have halted.</span> <span data-start-time='88938' data-end-time='103292'>People living there are making urgent changes, like growing carrots, peppers and tomatoes at home to increase the food supply.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4202/B.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=15054 data-hint-location='81792' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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