Coronavirus treatments: some advances, not a panacea – AlKhaleej Today

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The pandemic has made unprecedented efforts worldwide to find safe and effective treatment, either by developing new drugs against the novel coronavirus or by repurposing existing drugs.
But very few of the drugs tested and administered to date have proven effective. This is borne out by a large WHO-backed study published on Friday.
Dexamethason
The steroid dexamethasome is the only treatment that has been shown to reduce coronavirus mortality. It has s…

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