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Breakthrough
: Scientists Find Low-Cost Drug Reduces
Covid-
19 Fatalities
Scientists at the University of Oxford may be on the verge of a COVID-19 breakthrough after discovering a low-cost drug they say is the first to reduce virus-related fatalities for patients on oxygen. After successfully carrying out a 6,000-patient trial, scientists found Dexamethasone -- a well-known, inexpensive steroid -- helped those with severe cases of the virus. One-third of the patients in the trial that were receiving ventilation had a reduced death rate, as did the one-fifth of patients on oxygen when treated with Dexamethasone, the scientists said. Patients who did…