VCO as an Immune Booster for Corona Virus (nCoV-19)

Indonesia is predicted to be an epicenter of corona cases, due to the slow and incomplete handling, lack of health facilities including laboratories, large population, wide area and poor transparancy distribution of cases. This is a concern for a number of scientists and countries in the world, so many have drawn their ambassadors from Indonesia.One thing that is very alarming is that it is very minimal of the population of the population tested by the corona, it makes the reports that appear to be inaccurate so that it cannot be used as a reference. The sadder thing from the minimal report of being infected with the corona is the high death rate detected i.e. a range of 9% or a very high category (higher than the international average). At present it is estimated that only around 0.001% (2,700 individuals) (3/24/2020) of the population are added and complaints are added about the accuracy and duration of the corona test process, so massive tests must be carried out immediately.

A number of simulations and models have been carried out to predict the spread of the corona viris infection. Here are some simulations and modelings that we can make reference. The professor of applied mathematics at the University of Essex in the UK estimates that 50% of Jakarta's population will be infected within 50 days of the first case being confirmed on March 2, or that means on April 21, 2020. Another model from LSHTM (London of School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine) estimates there will be more than 35,000 cases recorded at the end of March 2020, where the number of infected people reaches more than 960,000 people. Meanwhile, from a joint research of a number of universities in Indonesia, it is stated that the death of Covid 19 in Indonesia could reach 2.6 million people (very much or almost 1% of the population). According to them the peak cases of infection reached 55 million people in May 2020, and the peak ICU requirement was around 6 million people. And of those treated in the ICU it is estimated that 1% will need a ventilator or means that it needs 60,000 ventilators. Basically, the modeling curve is to effectively reduce the number of infected people or make the curve flatter so that it is below the capacity of the hospital, which makes the expected percentage of the population helped is greater.

Prediction of corona outbreaks in Indonesia

Based on the above conditions, it is predicted that the corona virus outbreak will take a long time to overcome (and if no systematic radical steps are taken such as tight lockdown), it will take more than 1 year to predict. Of course this will be very hard for people's lives, especially from the economic and social-security sector. Moreover, tens of thousands of prisoners have also been released from prisons in Indonesia. This should encourage the population to be increasingly vigilant and anticipatory, including by taking various preventive measures to increase the body's immunity against virus attacks, especially the corona virus by consuming food supplements that support it.

VCO is different from coconut cooking oil because VCO is made without heating to produce medium saturated chain fatty acids or Medium Chain Fatty Acids (MCFA), vitamin E, anti-oxidants and enzymes in coconut fruit. Lauric acid in VCO is easily absorbed to the mitochondria so it will increase the body's metabolism. Saturated fatty acid, lauric acid consists of 12 carbon atoms, which are bound saturated (no double bonds) by hydrogen atoms. This makes it not easy to rancid and can last up to 2 years. With these 12 carbon atoms, lauric acid is called medium chain fatty acid (MCFA). While other fatty acids or oils in general such as palm cooking oil, peanut oil and so on are long chain fatty acids (LCFA) and their chemical bonds are not saturated (double bonds). Lauric acid will be converted into monolaurin or a monoglyceride compound obtained by babies from breast milk which has anti-viral, anti-bacterial, and anti-protozoa properties.

Medium chain fatty acids (MCFA) can be directly absorbed through the intestinal wall when they reach the digestive tract, this process is faster because without going through the hydrolysis and enzymatic processes. Furthermore, it is directly supplied into the bloodstream and immediately brought into the liver to be metabolized. In the liver, VCO is processed into energy only, not LDL cholesterol and not fat deposits, the energy is used to improve the function of all endocrine glands, organs and body tissues. Medium chain fatty acids (MCFA) have small molecular sizes, so they are easily digested and can be directly absorbed by the body (absorbed by the intestinal wall) because MCFA easily penetrates the mitochondria (an organ that is in every cell of our body that functions to produce energy for the body), So that the pancreas, digestive tract, and liver can work more easily. The ease of MCFA penetrates the mitochondria, making VCO acts as an instant energy source or quickly produces energy for the body. VCO can also be a halal health food supplement. The Philippine coconut authority has even recommended VCO to overcome the corona virus problem. A Doctor from Ateneo De Manila University, Dr. Fabian M. Dayrit is one of a number of experts who have published the results of his research on the potential of VCO with its anti-virus capability to fight the corona virus (nCoV-2019), the publications can be read here.

VCO production with plastic jars

VCO filtration

VCO products

The small VCO producers especially, those who were once constrained to market their VCO, especially for export markets that require organic certification, then the current conditions become a momentum to market it especially for the domestic market. Most of the VCO producers are also home industries scale so that activities can still be carried out and in line with appeals or orders to work from home (WFH = work from home). Conducting VCO production activities amidst quarantine / lockdown at home can also be a fun, productive activity and eliminate boredom. For the VCO producer, it is also possible to process coconut water waste for nata de coco production and coconut shell for charcoal production and more macro to revive the integrated coconut industry. VCO for immune booster means that as a food supplement in order to increase endurance, it is very important especially for those identified as ODP (Insider Monitoring) and more specifically for PDP (Patient Under Supervision) status and positive confirmed corona virus infection. While for those who are healthy it is important to always maintain health and maintain endurance, especially during this pandemic.

Biomass Fuels and Corona Outbreaks

Actually corona virus has been found since 1960. 10% -30% of this type of virus that causes coughs colds (common cold) in people. Actually SARS and MERS-CoV also come from corona virus types. And at the end of December 2019, a new corona virus (nCoV or (new) novel Corona Virus), originally called SARS-CoV-2, was later agreed to be named Covid-19 (an acronym for the coronavirus disease 2019) by WHO. SARS-CoV-2 has become a pandemic (spread throughout the world) because it is very contagious and still much underestimated. With mild symptoms many are unaware that they have been infected and are still hanging around as usual. This makes the chain of transmission of this virus continue to elongate making it difficult to overcome. Unlike the case if the virus causes symptoms of severe pain such as MERS-CoV with a mortality rate of 34%. When infected with MERS-CoV, people realize he is sick, he finally goes to the hospital, he is immediately isolated, then the contact tracing protocol runs, so the virus is easier to stop transmission. That is the background why MERS-CoV finally only became EPIDEMIC (limited outbreaks in certain regions or continents), not until PANDEMIC.

In order to break the chain of distribution of the corona virus a number of efforts were made, which essentially minimized and even negated the same contact between individuals. If previously people flocked to work or held meetings, then the activity was prohibited. Working at home and not leaving the house during the time of the plague struck became an appeal even mandatory orders in a number of areas. The household needs during this period increased rapidly, such as food, body hygiene needs, detergent clothing, electricity and so on. A number of industries in Indonesia have previously switched to using biomass such as palm kernel shells mainly due to economic reasons, so industries related to meeting household needs are also increasing the use of biomass fuels. At the global level, the use of biomass as fuel such as wood pellets and palm kernel shells for electricity generation and space heating is unlikely to be affected much, causing a decrease in demand. This is because the policies of these countries in providing incentives or subsidies through parliamentary sessions with careful consideration. The cheap factor of the price of petroleum as a fossil fuel which still dominates at this time also does not seem to affect the demand for renewable energy, especially biomass fuels.

Uncertainty conditions related to the pandemic continue to haunt. Islam has the right solution to overcome the problem of plague originating from the authentic hadith of the Prophet SAW, namely lockdown (quarantine of the region). In the hadith the Prophet Muhammad SAW said, "If you hear of an epidemic in an area, then do not enter it. But if there is an outbreak in your place, then do not leave that place." (HR Bukhari). Lockdown has now been implemented in a number of countries so it is hoped that the outbreak of the virus can soon be overcome. Thousands of trillions of rupiah have been spent to overcome this problem. The economic sector will definitely be disrupted, but human lives are far more important. The economy can be rebuilt, but human life is irreplaceable. That is the right paradigm of thinking to overcome this problem.