Arsenal chased Manchester City all the way to the finishing line but for the second straight season had to make do with the runners-up spot
The results, described as a "major breakthrough" by scientists leading the UK-led clinical trial known as 'Recovery', suggest the drug should immediately become standard care in patients treated in hospital with the pandemic disease, the researchers said.
"This is a result that shows that if patients who have Covid-19 and are on ventilators or are on oxygen are given dexamethasone, it will save lives, and it will do so at a remarkably low cost," said Martin Landray, an Oxford University professor who is co-leading the trial.
His co-lead investigator, Peter Horby, said dexamethasone - a generic steroid widely used in other diseases to reduce inflammation - is "the only drug that's so far shown to reduce mortality - and it reduces it significantly".
"It is a major breakthrough," he said.
There are currently no approved treatments or vaccines for Covid-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus which has killed more than 431,000 globally.
Arsenal chased Manchester City all the way to the finishing line but for the second straight season had to make do with the runners-up spot
'Nole (Djokovic) is going to be at his best. You'll see. It's just the way it is,' warned Zverev of Djokovic, a three-time French Open champion
Pogacar took his fourth stage victory to go around 6min 41sec clear with six stages remaining
The ruler will undergo a treatment plan consisting of antibiotics
The Ministry affirmed its stance and solidarity with Iranian people during this critical time
His final match as manager ended in a 2-0 win at home to Wolves
The Abu Dhabi-owned City won an unprecedented fourth straight English top flight title with a 3-1 win over West Ham United
Iranian rescue teams are scouring a fog-shrouded mountainside after an accident happened to the helicopter transporting Iranian president