Low-cost drug reduces death by a third among severe Covid-19 patients

LONDON: Giving low doses of the generic steroid drug dexamethasone to patients admitted to hospital with Covid-19 reduced death rates by around a third among those with the most severe cases of infection, trial data showed on Tuesday. The results, described as a “major breakthrough” by scientists leading the UK-led clinical trial known as RECOVERY, […]

Zahid’s brother paid RM5.9 mil with foundation trustee’s cheque, says witness

Court is told that Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s younger brother, Mohamad Nasaee, bought two bungalows in Country Heights, Kajang, worth RM5.9 million. KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today heard that Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s younger brother, Mohamad Nasaee, bought two bungalows in Country Heights, Kajang, worth RM5.9 million using a cheque from Messrs Lewis & Co, […]