PARIS, June 16 — The steroid dexamethasone has been found to save the lives of one third of the most serious Covid-19 cases, according to trial results hailed today as a “major breakthrough” in the fight against the disease. Researchers led by a team from the University of Oxford administered...
Tuesday, 16 Jun 2020 09:01 PM MYTPARIS, June 16 — The steroid dexamethasone has been found to save the lives of one third of the most serious Covid-19 cases, according to trial results hailed today as a “major breakthrough” in the fight against the disease.
Researchers led by a team from the University of Oxford administered the widely available drug to more than 2,000 severely ill Covid-19 patients. Among those who could only breathe with the help of a ventilator, dexamethasone reduced deaths by 35 per cent, and it reduced deaths of those receiving oxygen by a fifth, according to preliminary results.
Daily doses of dexamethasone could prevent one in eight ventilated patient deaths and save one out of every 25 patients requiring oxygen alone, the team said.“Dexamethasone is the first drug to be shown to improve survival in Covid-19. This is an extremely welcome result,” said Peter Horby, professor of Emerging Infectious Diseases in the Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford.
“Dexamethasone is inexpensive, on the shelf, and can be used immediately to save lives worldwide.” — AFP
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