The provincial cebu government encouraged its workers to use steam inhalation, known as tuob, as a means to combat COVID-19.
As a welfare program for workers of the Provincial Capitol of Cebu to combat the COVID-1nine pandemic, and in accordance with Executive Order No. 17, Series 2020, the Governor’s Office, everyone is invited to inhale hot steam or tu-ob twice a day between 8am and 9am and 4pm and fivepm and fivepm at their respective workstations,” reads at the memo.
Encouraging Tuob is part of the reminders of Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia.
The province is recently quarantined as a general network, however, the capital itself is located in the city of Cebu, which has the number of instances in the country.
The supply of tuob kits was also part of a memorandum on the restart of the province’s tourism industry, which stopped when the network quarantine was strengthened, according to provincial media Sugbo News. The practice of steam inhalation is a common practice like houseArray, but not approved for the new virus.
WHO The Philippines told Rappler that breathing steam would not prevent him from getting COVID-19. “Extremely hot steam can be destructive because there is a threat of burns. To combat COVID-19, we will have to guide ourselves through science and evidence. “At this time, no remedy or vaccine is advised to save or treat the COVID-19 Array Until there is sufficient evidence, WHO warns that it opposes recommending or administering unhealed remedies to patients with COVID-19 or others who self-harm with them. WHO Philippines said.
“While some Western, classic, or home remedies would possibly provide comfort and alleviate coVID-19 symptoms, there is no evidence that existing drugs can save or cure the disease. WHO does not propose self-medication with any medicines, he added. antibiotics, as a solution or remedy against COVID-19,” WHO said on its website.
An article in the medical journal The Lancet on May 15 also highlighted the developing “false conception” of steam inhalation and the risks of burns related to this practice.
“The non-unusual misconception is that steam inhalation is favorable for preventing and treating respiratory symptoms. Social media and home tutorials of unverified resources help inspire parents to practice this harmful habit. Studies have shown that there is no further relief for symptoms of steam inhalation treatment to treat the unusual cold,” the article says.
The provincial memorandum criticized online for incorporating a medically insecure practice into local government policy.
Garcia said at a press conference on Tuesday, June 23rd night that they were not selling the practice as a remedy, but only as a way of choosing to relieve symptoms. During the briefing, he publicly called and praised criticism of the practice. The legal representative of the province said in a statement that they only inspire, do not require, that workers practice the practice.
“If you’re not in tuob, no one forces you. Don’t curse. He agrees to disagree without being unpleasant,” said Rory Jon Sepúlveda, a lawyer and representative of the provincial government.
Cebu Province has 669 cases of coronavirus to date, with 166 recoveries and deaths as of publication.
The city of Cebu city has a total of 4449 to date.
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu arrived in Cebu on Tuesday to oversee the reaction to COVID-19 in the city of Cebu.
A recent study through the University of the Philippines predicted that the city of Cebu and the entire province could attack in 11,000 cases until June 30, if the epidemic is controlled, with reports from Loreben Tuquero/Rappler. com.