Blood-thinning drugs can help save the lives of coronavirus patients, British doctors have found in a major breakthrough for treating the virus.
Potentially deadly blood clots that seriously-ill Covid-19 patients suffer can be avoided thanks to blood-thinning drugs. The breakthrough - made thanks to hi-tech dual-energy CAT scans - has raised hopes that an effective treatment against the deadly bug has been found.
NHS England is set to issue hospitals with fresh guidance on blood thinning following the discovery, reports the Telegraph. That guidance means it's like that critical Covid patients could be administered the drugs.