Pacific Beach, along with other San Diego beaches were closed on March 24, 2020. San Diego beaches and parks were closed down to stop people from gathering due to the coronavirus.

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Pacific Beach, along with other San Diego beaches were closed on March 24, 2020. San Diego beaches and parks were closed down to stop people from gathering due to the coronavirus. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

El Prado sits empty in Balboa Park, which is closed due to Covid-19, shown here on April 12, 2020. (K.C. Alfred/K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

An empty Pacific Beach on March 24, 2020. San Diego City beaches, parks and trails were closed in an attempt to slow down the spread of the coronavirus. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

The San Diego Museum of Art is reflected in the Plaza de Panama Fountain in Balboa Park, which is closed due to Covid-19, shown here on April 12, 2020. (K.C. Alfred/K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

An Imperial Beach lifeguard patrols the beach, which along with the pier was closed to the public due to the coronavirus on March 29, 2020. (K.C. Alfred/K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

El Prado sits empty in Balboa Park, which is closed due to Covid-19, shown here on April 12, 2020. (K.C. Alfred/K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

An empty La Jolla Shores on March 24, 2020. San Diego City beaches, parks and trails were closed in an attempt to slow down the spread of the coronavirus. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Mission Bay, which would be busy with boaters on a nice Sunday afternoon, was closed due to the coronavirus on March 29, 2020. San Diego beaches, bays, and parks were recently close to the public. (K.C. Alfred/K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

The La Jolla Children’s Pool and neighboring parking lot are closed due to the coronavirus, shown here on March 26, 2020. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Petco Park on what was supposed to be opening day for the Padres on March 26, 2020. Major League Baseball has postponed games due to coronavirus. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

The normally busy Girard Ave. in La Jolla Village is cleared out because of the coronavirus, shown here on March 26, 2020. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

The practice green at the Torrey Pines Golf Course is empty on March 25, 2020. All San Diego golf courses have closed down in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Tee boxes and greens at Torrey Pines Golf Course are empty on March 25, 2020. All San Diego golf courses have closed down in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

A normally busy downtown La Mesa is shut down due to the coronavirus, shown here on March 25, 2020. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

People walk down El Prado in Balboa Park on March 24, 2020. San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer closed all beaches and parks due to the coronavirus. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

An empty shopping mall parking lot in San Diego is shown here on March 25, 2020. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

The parking structure at Fashion Valley sits empty since the mall closed due to the coronavirus on March 24, 2020. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Southwest Airlines customer service agent Guillermo Rosales waits for customers at San Diego International Airport on March 24, 2020. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Passenger Matt Marsh sits outside Terminal 1 at San Diego International Airport as he waits for a flight to the Bay Area on March 24, 2020. The airport has seen a dramatic drop in travel since the outbreak of coronavirus. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

The box office for the AMC movie theater at Westfield Mission Valley mall remains closed due to the coronavirus, shown here on March 25, 2020. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Plaza de Panama in Balboa Park is virtually empty on March 24, 2020. San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer closed all beaches and parks due to the coronavirus. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

El Prado and the Lily Pond in Balboa Park are empty on March 24, 2020. San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer closed all beaches and parks due to the coronavirus. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

The Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park is empty on March 24, 2020. The garden hosts the annual Cherry Blossom Week this time of year, but has been cancelled due to the coronavirus. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

The normally busy Harbor Drive in front of the San Diego Convention Center was quiet on March 23, 2020. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

The parking lot at La Jolla Shores beach was closed and only a couple of people were walking on the beach on March 23, 2020. The lot was closed due the ban on gatherings during to the coronavirus. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

A normally busy Campanile Mall at San Diego State University was free of people on March 25, 2020. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

The Mission Bay playground sits empty on March 25, 2020. All San Diego parks, beaches and trails have been closed down in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

The Padres were supposed to have opening day on Thursday, but has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, shown here on March 23, 2020. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Fashion Valley is empty since it closed due to the coronavirus on March 24, 2020. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Surinder Singh, owner of Urban India restaurant in the Gaslamp Quarter, takes a photo of a dish to kill time with no customers in sight on March 16, 2020. Singh says he relies on conventioneers and downtown workers for business, but very few were to be found. Many restaurants in downtown were empty Monday afternoon. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Pastor Miles McPherson interviewed San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, Dr. Wilma Wooten from San Diego County Health and Human Services and El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells during a live streamed service at the Rock Church on March 15, 2020. The Rock Church is holding online services due to the coronavirus. A few essential staff sat in the seats. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Interstate 5 near Interstate 805 in San Ysidro had little traffic on March 29, 2020. (K.C. Alfred/K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

The San Ysidro Land Port of Entry - West Pedestrian Facility, one of the busiest land border crossings in the world, is quiet on March 29, 2020. (K.C. Alfred/K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

The Las Americas Premium Outlets are closed due to the coronavirus on March 29, 2020. (K.C. Alfred/K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

The southbound San Ysidro Port of Entry for vehicles, one of the busiest in the world, had light traffic on March 29, 2020. (K.C. Alfred/K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

The Spirit of Imperial Beach Statue stands alone during a shutdown of beaches due to the coronavirus on March 29, 2020. (K.C. Alfred/K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

The Hotel del Coronado has temporarily suspended operations for the first time in its 132 year history, shown here on March 29, 2020. (K.C. Alfred/K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Ocean Beach and its parking lot was closed on March 30, 2020. San Diego beaches, parks and trails were closed due to the coronavirus. (K.C. Alfred/K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Seaside Reef in Cardiff State beach sits empty on April 5, 2020. All beaches in San Diego County have been closed due to COVID-19. (K.C. Alfred/K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Dog Beach in north Del Mar is empty on a normally busy Sunday afternoon on April 5, 2020. All beaches in San Diego County have been closed due to COVID-19. (K.C. Alfred/K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

The Plaza de Panama in sits empty in Balboa Park, which is closed due to Covid-19, shown here on April 12, 2020. (K.C. Alfred/K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

El Prado sits empty in Balboa Park, which is closed due to Covid-19, shown here on April 12, 2020. (K.C. Alfred/K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Mannequins stands in a closed Champs Sports in the Westfield Mission Valley Mall on April 28, 2020. Retailers have hit hard during the coronavirus pandemic. (K.C. Alfred/K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Theatre Box and Sugar Factory sit empty on April 28, 2020. Movie theaters have been closed for weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic. (K.C. Alfred/K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)