Jakarta, July 5 -- The Ministry of Agriculture's efforts to develop an eucalyptus-based COVID-19 treatment have won support from a scientist of Gadjah Mada University's (UGM's) Faculty of Pharmacy as the government is striving to flatten the COVID-19 curve in Indonesia.

The UGM researcher, Prof. Dr. Zullies Ikawati, was quoted by the ministry's research and development division as saying in a statement here Sunday that the eucalyptus-based COVID-19 treatment was good to help heal the patients suffering shortness of breath.

"I think, among the novel coronavirus symptoms are shortness of breath and breathing difficulties.This innovation is so valuable," Ikawati was quoted as saying.

She, however, suggested that the ministry's researchers...