other half was not misra said the recovery and outcomes of the two groups were same another study submitted in the new england journal of medicine on april 4 2020 concluded that hcq administration to the hospitalised sarscov 2 positive population was associated with an increased need for escalation of respiratory support he said adding that hydroxychloroquine was not a wonder drug covid19 which broke out first in chinas hubei province has caused havoc across the world claiming the lives of more than 26 lakh people and infected over 37 lakhashraf ganie professor of endocrinology at srinagars sherikashmir institute of medical sciences described as brazen the manner in which hcq was being projected as a cure for treating coronavirushcq can have serious cardiac side effects and cannot be used without prior evaluation ganie told pti there is no quality scientific evidence available which can prove the efficacy of the drug in prevention or cure of covid 19 added d k mangal director of the centre for health systems and policy research in jaipurs iihmr university it should be used with precautions for patients with severe heart disease and require continuous monitoring of qt interval hcq is known for its cadiotoxicity hence it should be used in health care settings only he told pti rajesh kumar a doctor of internal medicine at gurgaons paras hospital said hcq can also cause hypoglycemia in diabetes patients