Dexamethsaone: NCDC reacts as British govt announces COVID-19 ‘life saver drug’


Dexamethsaone: NCDC reacts as British govt announces COVID-19 ‘life saver drug’ The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has reacted to the British government announcement of a cheap and widely available drug that saves patients seriously ill with COVID-19. Recall that British Prime Minister on Tuesday said UK researchers identified a new drug, which is effective and has reduced COVID-19 deaths risk. The drug identified as Dexamethasone has reduced death risk for patients in ventilators by one-third and oxygen by one fifth. Reacting, the NCDC in a tweet on its…

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