The highest code with 19 infection and death rates. British scientists like many others are working around the clock to find a vaccine. With one of the countrys most renowned institutions the university of oxford fighting the pandemic on multiple fronts. Professor Martin Landry hes one of the scientists leading the recovery trial its the Worlds Largest randomized Clinical Trial of potential cause with 1000. 00 treatments. Hes not looking for a cure as such hes focused instead on finding readily available drugs that can be used immediately to reduce the number of deaths. Will there ever be a cure for cope with 19 or even a vaccine or will we all just have to learn to live with the virus find out more as professor Martin Landry talks to aljazeera. Professor Martin Landau thank you for talking to aljazeera thank you very much for having me youre currently running the worlds biggest trial of possible coronavirus treatments why is that such an important area of research when so much of the
Death by a 5th while Oxford University professor Martin Landry coleading the trial said this is a result that shows that if patients who have coma 19 are on ventilators or on oxygen are given dexamethasone it will save lives and it will do so at a remarkably low cost coleader investigator peter or be added its a major breakthrough doc some of the sound is inexpensive on the shelf and can be used immediately to save lives worldwide meanwhile stocks also jumped off of the u. S. Commerce Department Released data on Consumer Spending for the month of may after 2 consecutive months of record drops retail sales posted a record 17. 7 percent thats more than double previous 8. 4 percent estimates well in march it plunged by 8. 3 percent and in april by 14 point 7 percent retail sales make up nearly half of all Consumer Spending and almost 70 percent of u. S. G. D. P. Last year im. Can spent 14. 00 trillion dollars well for more we are joined by a tauriel director at the American Institute for
The highest cope with 19 infection and death rates. British scientists like many others are working around the clock to find a vaccine. With one of the countrys most renowned institutions the university of oxford fighting the pandemic on multiple fronts. Professor Martin Landry hes one of the scientists leading the recovery trial its the Worlds Largest randomized Clinical Trial of potential cause with 1000. 00 treatments. Hes not looking for a cure as such hes focused instead on finding readily available drugs that can be used immediately to reduce the number of deaths. Will there ever be a cure for cope with 19 or even a vaccine or will we all just have to learn to live with the virus find out more as professor Martin Landry talks to aljazeera. Professor Martin Landry thank you for talking to aljazeera thank you very much for having me youre currently running the worlds biggest trial of possible coronavirus treatments why is that such an important area of research when so much of the
In severely ill hospitalized patients for patients on oxygen it cut death by a 5th will Oxford University professor Martin Landry coleading the trial said this is a result that shows that if patients who have coma 19 are on ventilators or on oxygen are given dexamethasone it will save lives and it will do so at a remarkably low cost co lead investigator peter or be added its a major breakthrough doc some of the sound is inexpensive on the shelf and can be used immediately to save lives worldwide meanwhile stocks also jumped after the u. S. Commerce Department Released data on Consumer Spending for the month of may after 2 consecutive months of record drops retail sales posted a record 17. 7 percent thats more than double previous 8. 4 percent estimates well in march it plunged by 8. 3 percent and in april by 14 point 7 percent retail sales may. Nearly half of all Consumer Spending and almost 70 percent of u. S. G. D. P. Last year americans spent 14. 00 trillion dollars well for more we
Sanctions designed to further isolate syrias president and force him to make concessions. Welcome to the program a day after north korea blew up a Liaison Office that was used to communicate with south korea its military is announcing further escalations the army says it will redeploy troops near the heavily fortified border and Demilitarized Zone it also intends to resume regular exercises and wrist obvious gob posts in frontline areas on top of this north korea has rejected souls offer to discuss reducing tensions well robert fried is live in persia thats on the south korean side of the border so talk us through the mood there in south korea after these latest threats from the north. I think generally there is a feeling of disappointment and how this all seems to be unraveling and unraveling so quickly i think also among a number of people there will be concern about just how bad this war of words will get out but also i think generally in south korea there is a feeling of we have be