The hotspot on Kos is located near Pyli, a small village few people have heard of, and is located 15 kilometres from the Kos town. The former military base was opened as a hotspot in March 2016, in response to the signing of the EU-Turkey Deal.24 Its isolation means few people ever manage to visit it and this may also be a contributing factor for the lack of NGOs present. Only Flying Help, Kos Solidarity and Arsis are currently known to go there. It is in many ways, as Robert Nestler from Equal Rights Beyond Borders put it, a black box, invisible and difficult to find out information about.25 Only Flying Help, Kos Solidarity and Arsis are currently known to go there. In the words of A., a hotspot resident: Until March, the hotspot was open and only the PDDC was closed in terms of movement for residents, however both are now effectively closed and according to the Greek government’s announcement, will remain so.26 When the new COVID-19 restrictions came into effect on Kos, the informal dwellings outside of the hotspot were destroyed and all residents had to move within the camp walls. There was, however, still no room for them to stay in the ISO boxes so they had to rebuild their homes from bamboo, blankets and whatever else they could find.27 "It's almost in the middle of the forest. It is far away from everything such as supermarkets and hospitals. It's basically [that] we're detained in a military camp that is surrounded by barbed wire so it's hard for us to go downtown as it costs a lot to go by bus here in Kos." they had to rebuild their homes from bamboo, blankets and whatever else they could find. "we're detained in a military camp that is surrounded by barbed wire" — A. Photo credit: M. 24. https://rsaegean.org/en/refugees-trapped-on-kos Information supplied by Equal Rights Beyond Borders in interview by Emma Musty with Robert Nestler on the 16 April 2020 https://help.unhcr.org/greece/coronavirus 27. Information provided by camp resident, A. 25. 26. 06 | The Invisible Islands | The Current Situation On Kos