Inside Covid-19: Medical breakthroughs - common asthma drug Budesonide, Ivermectin in treatment of coronavirus

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In this episode of Inside Covid-19, we look at an important scientific breakthrough in the early treatment of Covid-19, we speak to Professor Mona Bafadhel of the University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Medicine, about how a medication commonly used to treat asthma appears to significantly reduce the need for urgent care and hospitalisation in people with Covid-19. And, we hear from our partners at Bloomberg about an app that can use a person’s voice to detect early symptoms of Covid-19. Dr Davd Liu, CEO of Sonde Health, shares what vocal biomarkers can tell us about respiratory illness. First, the Covid-19 news making world headlines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11 Feb 2021 11AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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