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First Life-Saving Drug for COVID-19 Found

First Life-Saving Drug for COVID-19 Found Experts in the UK say the successful treatment with the low-dose steroid drug dexamethasone is a "tremendous breakthrough" in the fight against this deadly virus. The drug is part of a larger global treatment trial to see if any of the popular drugs are effective against the corona virus. The use of this drug in the trial reduced the mortality rate by one-third in patients who were on ventilators and by about 20% in patients who were on oxygen. Researchers say that if the drug had been given to patients as soon as the epidemic broke out in the UK, about 5,000 lives could have been saved. In addition, poor countries with a large number of COVID-19 patients can benefit greatly. Research Results About 19 out of 20 people infected with the corona virus recovered without going to the hospital. And most of those hospitalized also recovered, although some needed oxygen or artificial respiration. These are patients who were in critical condit...