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Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug for Coronavirus The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus, UK experts say. The drug is part of the world's biggest trial testing existing treatments to see if they also work for coronavirus. It cut the risk of death by a third for patients on ventilators. For those on...

“The NHS Volunteer Responders played a vital role” Ms. Helen Whately, Care Minister “hugely thankful” for their support. The government has announced that the nurses can now request the support from the volunteers who signed up to strengthen England’s response to the coronavirus outbreak. The NHs volunteer responders have been actively working since the start of April not on...

Care Homes Across England now able to access “Whole Care Home Testing” for Covid-19 A new “task force” has been set up by the ministers to help the social care sector in England. This group will now oversee the implementation of the government’s “social care action plan”. It also focuses on working to prevent further covid-19 outbreaks in the care homes over the next year. T...

COVID-19: Latest Updates from World Health Organization On 5th June 2020, WHO has published an updated guidance on the use of masks, for control of COVID-19. Here are the latest updates: In areas with widespread transmission, WHO advised medical masks for all people working in clinical areas of a health facility, not only workers dealing with patients with COVID-19. Second, ...