Health ministry adds steroid dexamethasone in Covid-19 treatment protocol

Health ministry adds steroid dexamethasone in Covid-19 treatment protocol

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An inexpensive, widely used steroid dexamethasone was included in the treatment protocols for Covid-19 patients in moderate to severe stages of illness among other therapeutic measures by the Union health ministry on Saturday. The updated protocol includes the advice to use dexamethasone as an alternative choice to methylprednisolone.

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