Dexamethasone is being hailed as a breakthrough treatment for seriously ill Covid-19 patients in clinical trials. Despite the United States seeing flare-ups in some states, there will be no new economic shutdown, says the government. However, British researchers were hailing a potential "major breakthrough" on Tuesday with a steroid treatment saving the lives of one-third of seriously ill patients in clinical trials. https://t.co/ZP5GVMUCW3 — Atul Gawande (@Atul_Gawande) June 16, 2020Even without an effective treatment, caseloads and death rates have declined across Europe. But Covid-19 "has left us helpless... and the monsoon will make things even more difficult", she says.

Source: News 24 June 16, 2020 13:18 UTC