1 Male and non-pregnant female patients <br/ >2 Positive reverse-transcriptaseâ??polymerase polymerase chain-reaction (RT-PCR) in a diagnostic specimen <br/ >3 Pneumonia confirmed by chest imaging <br/ >4 Oxygen saturation (Sao2) of 94% or less while they were breathing ambient air <br/ >5 Either normal levels of haematological, liver and renal functions, and electrolytes OR no worse than Grade 3 (CTCAE Version 5.0) abnormalities in any of these parameters. <br/ >6 Patients with high blood sugar or glycosylated haemoglobin, of any degree will be eligible <br/ >7 Arterial blood gas, if done, could have abnormal values of pH, PO2, PCO2 and bicarbonate levels

1 Male and non-pregnant female patients <br/ >2 Positive reverse-transcriptaseâ??polymerase polymerase chain-reaction (RT-PCR) in a diagnostic specimen <br/ >3 Pneumonia confirmed by chest imaging <br/ >4 Oxygen saturation (Sao2) of 94% or less while they were breathing ambient air <br/ >5 Either normal levels of haematological, liver and renal functions, and electrolytes OR no worse than Grade 3 (CTCAE Version 5.0) abnormalities in any of these parameters. <br/ >6 Patients with high blood sugar or glycosylated haemoglobin, of any degree will be eligible <br/ >7 Arterial blood gas, if done, could have abnormal values of pH, PO2, PCO2 and bicarbonate levels

1 Male and non-pregnant female patients <br/ >2 Positive reverse-transcriptaseâ??polymerase polymerase chain-reaction (RT-PCR) in a diagnostic specimen <br/ >3 Pneumonia confirmed by chest imaging <br/ >4 Oxygen saturation (Sao2) of 94% or less while they were breathing ambient air <br/ >5 Either normal levels of haematological, liver and renal functions, and electrolytes OR no worse than Grade 3 (CTCAE Version 5.0) abnormalities in any of these parameters. <br/ >6 Patients with high blood sugar or glycosylated haemoglobin, of any degree will be eligible <br/ >7 Arterial blood gas, if done, could have abnormal values of pH, PO2, PCO2 and bicarbonate levels

1 Male and non-pregnant female patients <br/ >2 Positive reverse-transcriptaseâ??polymerase polymerase chain-reaction (RT-PCR) in a diagnostic specimen <br/ >3 Pneumonia confirmed by chest imaging <br/ >4 Oxygen saturation (Sao2) of 94% or less while they were breathing ambient air <br/ >5 Either normal levels of haematological, liver and renal functions, and electrolytes OR no worse than Grade 3 (CTCAE Version 5.0) abnormalities in any of these parameters. <br/ >6 Patients with high blood sugar or glycosylated haemoglobin, of any degree will be eligible <br/ >7 Arterial blood gas, if done, could have abnormal values of pH, PO2, PCO2 and bicarbonate levels