Thursday, 3:45 p.m. The head of state's car arrives at the Institut hospitalo-universitaire (IHU) in Marseille. Emmanuel Macron puts on a mask. He is ready to meet the famous microbiologist Didier Raoult, whose chloroquine-based protocols divide the scientific community, but arouse the curiosity of public opinion. Should we see in this trip, mounted the previous day in the greatest secrecy, the sign of an imminent development of the executive on chloroquine, the use of which is framed by a restrictive decree? "In an acute health crisis, it was important for the political authority to come and form its own opinion on the spot," said the former Minister of Health Philippe Douste-Blazy, a supporter of the Marseilles doctor.
As a precaution, we pass the president through the staff entrance to avoid meeting patients. The Élysée reminds everyone of the need to respect a distance of one meter. For the meeting in the office on the fourth floor of
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