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Steroid hailed as 'breakthrough' COVID-19 drug

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Steroid hailed as 'breakthrough' COVID-19 drug

Steroid hailed as 'breakthrough' COVID-19 drug

[NFA] A cheap and widely-used steroid called dexamethasone has become the first drug shown to be able to save the lives of COVID-19 patients in what scientists said is a "major breakthrough" in the coronavirus pandemic.

This report produced by Chris Dignam.


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