Fact check: Does hydroxychloroquine treat COVID-19 in its entirety?

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COVID-19 pandemic has been a matter of discussion on social media for a long time. People on one hand have been convinced that pandemic is a hoax, whereas ors feel that it is a result of 5G towers. But, re have been also been discussions about a possible cure for pandemic with some potential treatments doing rounds. One of most influential drugs in race of finding a COVID-19 cure has been of hydroxychloroquine. Though re is concrete evidence which can cement claim of hydroxychloroquine being effective in treating COVID-19, some section of people seem to be convinced that it does cure virus. So what is truth?

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Dr. Stella Immanuel from Houston had featured in a video where she could be seen claiming that hydroxychloroquine has proven to cure patients. She claims furrmore that she has cured over 350 people and t one experienced a fatal outcome. As of w, video is being flagged by Twitter and Facebook for t following guidelines laid down by m. But, doctor has also been kwn to make blatant claims which cant be proven. Stella had earlier claimed that alien DNA was being used in medical treatments to keep people away from religion. With a history of having made claims which could t be backed by evidence, it is difficult to trust Stella Immanuel's study on hydroxychloroquine's effectiveness on COVID-19. 

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Besides this, WHO has released a graphic on ir official Instagram which states that 'Studies show hydroxychloroquine does t have clinical benefits in treating COVID-19'. On or hand, Dr Anthony Fauci, who was headliner in managing COVID-19 pandemic in USA, has gone on record and stated that cumulative data on trails which were randomized and controlled show that hydroxychloroquine is t effective for COVID-19. Check out WHO's clarification on drug below -

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Google Trends analysis

As viral claims of hydroxychloroquine being affective started doing rounds on internet, a number of people took to Google and searched to find truth. This resulted in a surge in search results for same. Check out Google Trends analysis below - 

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