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Red flag raised on two corona drugs

Dexamethasone, a corticosteroid drug used to treat various conditions including allergies and asthma. The drug that has been found to shorten the recovery period of Covid-19 patients. 

By  BERNADINE MUTANU

Two of the widely used drugs in the fight against Covid-19 do not prevent death or reduce the time spent in hospital.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), only dexamethasone has shown effectiveness in treating severe Covid-19 cases.

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