While I do believe they should not have announced it in public, but this could be useful. Steroids are immunosuppressants and end up neutering the immune system. Severe cases for Corona virus ended up due to hyperactive immune system (based on various reports). Taking a steroid is good for short term when you have an auto immune disease or inflammation, swelling, but it hurts the body's capacity to fight other infections. I had RA and was given a steroid for a week. No pain whatsover, i could run, and go about my day normally. Side effects: I could not sleep, and the moment i stopped taking them, the pain returned.
Could work in short term but this seems more like a stop gap than any cure/medicine which works against the virus. This is something which would taper your immune system down so you wont have adverse effects. The potential side-effects are huge.
They aren't claiming that this cures the virus. It's purely to treat the cytokine storm that causes most covid deaths. This is for people who are already hospitalised and receiving oxygen, with the most dramatic results for those on ventilators. At that point the mortality rate is high enough that the risks of side effects are worthwhile.
Could work in short term but this seems more like a stop gap than any cure/medicine which works against the virus. This is something which would taper your immune system down so you wont have adverse effects. The potential side-effects are huge.