The announcement does not make this an official protocol for all of France, just for this institute/hospital. Or am I missing something?
Funded by the Investments for the Future program, the Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection is a research, care, training and development center specializing in the fight against infectious diseases. It is chaired by Professor Didier Raoult, the most cited microbiologist in Europe.
The founding members of the IHU Méditerranée Infection are: Aix-Marseille University, the Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, the Research Institute for Development, the Army Health Service, the Mérieux Foundation, the French Blood Establishment and the National Institute of Health and Medical Research.
The IHU Méditerranée Infection was built thanks to financial support from the Investments for the Future Program piloted by the General Secretariat for Investment, the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the National Research Agency, the Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur region, the Bouches du Rhône Department, the Aix-Marseille Provence Metropolis and the City of Marseille.