This file photo taken on April 17, 2020 shows people soaking up some sun in Jakarta with the belief that the sun can boost their body immunity. — AFP pic
That hope got a boost last week when a senior US official said new research showed sunlight quickly destroys the virus. The study has yet to be evaluated independently, but US President Donald Trump spoke about it enthusiastically during a press conference. Vitamin D, which comes from fish, eggs, milk and sunlight exposure, is important in maintaining a healthy immune system, he said, but added: “Sunbathing does not kill the virus that causes Covid-19.”
It was a rare caution in a place where sunbathing is not practised widely and beauty product commercials extol the virtues of fair skin. Nabillah Ayu, who lives on the outskirts of the capital Jakarta, starts her newly adopted sunbathing routine around 10 am — when she used to be in the office — in the hopes of avoiding the deadly respiratory disease.
And in major cities, residents are flocking from neighbourhoods crammed with narrow, dark alleyways to open areas — including commuter train tracks — where they can catch some unobstructed rays.
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