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Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize is "extremely excited" about an important development in one of the therapeutic trials for Covid-19.The treatment is an inexpensive and commonly used steroid that can save the lives of people seriously ill with Covid-19.The leader of the trial described this development as a major breakthrough. Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said…

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Tuesday called initial clinical trial results of a steroid shown to reduce deaths in critically ill coronavirus patients “great news.”“This is the first treatment to be shown to reduce mortality in patients with COVID-19 requiring oxygen or ventilator support,” Ghebreyesus said of dexamethasone, which reduced the mortality of…

A woman casts her vote. (Photo by Michele Spatari / AFP) The Electoral Court has granted the Electoral Commission of SA permission to postpone by-elections in the country.The commission approached the court seeking the postponement due to the continuous effects of Covid-19 in the country.Cogta Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma will proclaim municipal elections after consulting with…

By Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool Dexamethasone is the first drug anywhere in the world that’s been found to reduce mortality from covid-19.Felipe Caparros Cruz / Alamy Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 16 June First drug found to save lives in covid-19 patients A widely available drug called dexamethasone reduces the risk…

For several weeks in May, it seemed as though the coronavirus was finally ebbing: National case counts, which rose astronomically earlier in the spring, had leveled off. States had started the process of reopening.Now, cases are rising again, prompting fears that a second wave has hit the U.S.NBC News reached out to several experts who…