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Scientists celebrate ‘breakthrough’ drug finding

The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus, UK experts say. Also; schools in Beijing are closed again after new outbreak at a food market, and the virus returns to New Zealand after nearly a month of no cases.

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