French professor Didier Raoult was part of a clinical trial that in which hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin healed 90% of Covid-19 cases if they were tested very early. (Early, massive testing is at the heart of the successful South Korean strategy.) Raoult is opposed to the total lockdown of sane individuals and possible carriers â which he considers âmedieval,â in an anachronistic sense. Heâs in favor of massive testing (which, besides South Korea, was successful in Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam) and a fast treatment with hydroxychloroquine. Only contaminated individuals should be confined. Chloroquine costs one euro for ten pills. And thereâs the rub: Big Pharma â which, crucially, finances INSERM, and includes ânational championâ Sanofi â would rather go for a way more profitable solution. Sanofi for the moment says it is âactively preparingâ to produce chloroquine, but that may take âweeks,â and thereâs no mention about pricing.