Preventing COVID-19 and stopping its spread in the Amami Islands. The basic strategies for preventing infectious diseases, including COVID-19, are hand washing and wearing a face mask when you are in the public places and talk to people on the islands.We sincerely thank you for your understanding and cooperation. Hiromasa KinoshitaRepresentativeJuly/10/2022

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we ask that you avoid visiting the Amami Islands in order to protect local communities and yourself. Due to the Islands’ remoteness, healthcare facilities on the Amami Islands are less well-equipped than those of mainland Japan. As such, if an outbreak of COVID-19 occurred on the Islands, the entire medical system may collapse.  Already, many people have become infected on the islands, which is placing a lot of stress on hospitals and […]