Dexamethasone, which is used for pneumonia patients, is more effective in treating Covid-19 than remdesivir and the HIV/AIDS drugs lopinavir or ritonavir, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.<br /><br />The Health director-general said that on Monday, referring to the World Health Organisation (WHO) findings, from the “Solidarity Trial” which also involved 190 Malaysians.<br /><br />According to Dr Noor Hisham, findings from the “Solidarity Trial” found that remdisivir does not decrease death toll, hospital admissions as well as the progression of Covid-19 in a patient, while hydroxychloroquine isn’t effective to treat Covid-19, neither is lopinavir and ritonavir.<br /><br />Read more at https://bit.ly/3jiLe4g<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
