Manila, April 16 -- With active coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases still rising and straining hospital occupancy rates, and treatments in short supply, an abundant, locally-produced, anti-viral, anti-bacterial food supplement is now being pushed for patients with mild symptoms.
Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) co-chair, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, recently started the distribution of boxes of virgin coconut oil (VCO) to Metro Manila's Level 1 hospitals taking care of patients with mild symptoms.
As of April 13, 2021, 61 patients at Caloocan City Medical Center, San Lorenzo Ruiz Women's Hospital and Ospital ng Malabon have agreed to undergo VCO-supplemented diet to complemen...