The Saudi newspaper “Okaz” said that the Kingdom started using the drug “dexamethasone” to treat Covid-19 patients in its hospitals, as part of its treatment protocol, according to the protocol available on the website of the Saudi Ministry of Health, updated on today 17 June 2020, after less than 24 hours on The British government announced on Tuesday that it approved the use of the drug to treat people infected with the Coronavirus.
The Ministry of Health began administering dexamethasone to inpatient and critical care patients.
The drug was praised by the World Health Organization, calling it a "scientific breakthrough." A spokesman for the Saudi Ministry of Health, Dr. Muhammad Al-Abdali, has previously confirmed that the drug protocols used are constantly reviewed, and the update is ongoing, because the most important is the safety of the drugs used.