NHS rolls out £5 steroid that reduces deaths for most severe Covid-19 cases

A steroid readily available in NHS hospitals could help cut deaths from Covid-19, with scientists hailing the drug as a "major breakthrough" in the fight against the disease.

Dexamethasone, an anti-inflammatory drug currently used to treat arthritis, has been found to save one life for every eight patients on ventilators in the UK.

For people needing oxygen, the drug also helps cut the death rate by one fifth.

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