Coronavirus Everest and COVID-19: What's going on and should they still be climbing?
Mountaineer and author Mark Horrell tackles the complicated situation on Mount Everest, where expedition teams are battling more than just altitude sickness as Nepal and India struggle to control a particularly violent COVID-19 wave.
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What a great article. I admit I was a bit sceptical before reading it due to the headline style title but that was brilliant. Enough detail from a expert for the interested layman without being overwhelming, a good synopsis of the research and a nice personal "Op Ed" style final two paragraphs.
Quality work UKC, well done.
So not fully proven but available, in use and it appears, saving lives. Every little helps in this current fight. Well worth the read.
Good article, well done UKC for such and informative and balanced report.
Very helpful article.
I'm glad the potential immunosuppressive effects of steroids are mentioned. I've read a few comments suggesting that it was obvious to use something like dexamethasone once the importance of the inflammation was realised, but using steroids in the presence of an active viral infection can run a real risk of making the infection worse. Of course, not all steroids are the same, but still, it's a slightly counter-intuitive thing to do.
This UKC article is great news but this one isn't I'm afraid.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/30/us-buys-up-world-stock-of-key-covid-19-drug
'Looking after your own?'