1.Male and non-pregnant female patients 18 years of age or older. <br/ >2.Positive reverse-transcriptaseâ??polymerase polymerase chain-reaction (RT-PCR) in a diagnostic specimen. <br/ >3.Pneumonia confirmed by chest imaging <br/ >3.Oxygen saturation (Sao2) of 94% or less while they were breathing ambient air <br/ >4.Either normal levels of haematological, liver and renal functions, and electrolytes OR no worse than Grade 3 (CTCAE Version 5.0) 5.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. <br/ >

1.Male and non-pregnant female patients 18 years of age or older. <br/ >2.Positive reverse-transcriptaseâ??polymerase polymerase chain-reaction (RT-PCR) in a diagnostic specimen. <br/ >3.Pneumonia confirmed by chest imaging <br/ >3.Oxygen saturation (Sao2) of 94% or less while they were breathing ambient air <br/ >4.Either normal levels of haematological, liver and renal functions, and electrolytes OR no worse than Grade 3 (CTCAE Version 5.0) 5.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. <br/ >

1.Male and non-pregnant female patients 18 years of age or older. <br/ >2.Positive reverse-transcriptaseâ??polymerase polymerase chain-reaction (RT-PCR) in a diagnostic specimen. <br/ >3.Pneumonia confirmed by chest imaging <br/ >3.Oxygen saturation (Sao2) of 94% or less while they were breathing ambient air <br/ >4.Either normal levels of haematological, liver and renal functions, and electrolytes OR no worse than Grade 3 (CTCAE Version 5.0) 5.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. <br/ >

1.Male and non-pregnant female patients 18 years of age or older. <br/ >2.Positive reverse-transcriptaseâ??polymerase polymerase chain-reaction (RT-PCR) in a diagnostic specimen. <br/ >3.Pneumonia confirmed by chest imaging <br/ >3.Oxygen saturation (Sao2) of 94% or less while they were breathing ambient air <br/ >4.Either normal levels of haematological, liver and renal functions, and electrolytes OR no worse than Grade 3 (CTCAE Version 5.0) 5.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. <br/ >