 Inserm's laboratories and research units are located all over France, mainly in the largest cities.Eighty percent of Inserm research units are embedded in research hospitals of French universities..In April 2020, Inserm researchers, Dr. Camille Locht and Dr. Jean-Paul Mira, suggested on live television that COVID-19 experimental drugs be tested in Africa, despite the fact that Africa had the fewest cases of the virus in the world.