Despite a number of countermeasures taken to prioritize safety during the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the world remains in a struggle against it, and in particular, those who bravely and tirelessly work in healthcare and medical fields are very much overburdened. While vaccinations such workers began on February 17th, it's evident overcoming the situation will be a long process.

IKEA Japan recently announced an initiative called "WeSupport" to try and provide a small measure of relief medical workers. While largely known for their furniture and home goods, IKEA Japan also sells quite a bit of food and snacks (in Japan, that includes plant-based ramen and katsu curry, as well as sakura hot dogs).

The latest effort in the initiative is to provide workers at medical and care facilities with free offerings of their popular apple cinnamon cakes.

In the past, IKEA Japan has provided bedding, towels, ponchos, masks and other items to medical institutions and overnight care facilities that accept asymptomatic patients.

They have also donated a total of 25.56 million yen worth of food and other items to single-parent families, and food to children's cafeterias.