Japan approves dexamethasone as coronavirus treatment, Asia News,TOKYO – Japan's health ministry has approved dexamethasone, a cheap and widely used steroid, as a second treatment of Covid-19 after a trial in Britain showed the drug reduced death rates in hospitalised patients. The ministry inc
Merck says its Covid-19 drug should be effective against any variant, World News,Merck & Co Inc's experimental Covid-19 drug molnupiravir should have similar activity against any new coronavirus variant, a company executive said on Tuesday (Nov 30). The drug, developed along with Ridgeback
Covid-19 complication seen in children is 'rare', WHO says, World News,GENEVA – The \”vast majority\” of children with Covid-19 have mild cases and recover completely, but a small number in a few countries have developed a rare inflammatory syndrome, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said
