British scientists find breakthrough drug treatment in fight against coronavirus | ABC News

British scientists say they've made a breakthrough in the fight against coronavirus, identifying a drug that can save the lives of some of the most critically ill patients. Dexamethasone is a cheap and readily available steroid that has been in use for 60 years. The preliminary results, which are yet to be peer-reviewed, found the drug reduced deaths of patients on ventilators by a third. Europe correspondent Samantha Hawley reports. Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-1... For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY You can watch more ABC News content on iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Subscribe to us on YouTube: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 You can also like us on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Or follow us on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Or even on Twitter:   / abcnews