Studies: Vitamin D may help fight virus

Fun in the sun: Studies have shown that having adequate amounts of vitamin D or sunshine vitamin could play a role in combating the coronavirus. — AFP

Multiple studies suggest that having adequate amounts of vitamin D may play a role in helping people stave off or combat the coronavirus, although the jury is still out on whether the results are conclusive or why this is so.

Commonly known as the “sunshine vitamin”, vitamin D, which is known for its immune-boosting function, is mainly made in the skin when it is exposed to the ultraviolet B rays of the sun.