ResearcherS from Oxford University, United Kingdom have achieved a breakthrough in finding a drug to cure COVID-19.
a cheap and widely available drug, could help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus.
“It cut the risk of death by a third for patients on ventilators. For those on oxygen, it cut deaths by a fifth. Had the drug been used to treat patients in the UK from the start of the pandemic, up to 5,000 lives could have been saved. “We have taken steps to ensure we have enough supplies, even in the event of a second peak,” Johnson said.has given the NHS immediate authorisation to use the drug to reduce the coronavirus death rate on patients.
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