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Hotels Closed, Restaurants Boarded Up, Thousands Left Unemployed. Over 100,000 people have left the island.

A year ago, the streets of this tourist island were brimming with a diverse international tourism mix. In fact the island had become one of the most popular tropical island destinations in the world, catering for both the high end, the back-packers and just about everything in between.

But nearly 9 months into a global coronavirus pandemic, things are now very, very different.