Coronavirus: ‘Extraordinary’ UK effort to produce thousands more ventilators

It comes after Matt Hancock made a public plea for help after it became apparent the UK would not have enough ventilators to cope.

Coronavirus: ‘Extraordinary’ UK effort to produce thousands more ventilators

UK firms collaborating to produce thousands more ventilators for the NHS say they are just days away from putting prototypes into production. Last weekend, Health Secretary Matt Hancock made a public plea for help after it became apparent the UK would not have enough ventilators to cope with the expected numbers of patients with serious COVID-19 symptoms. The Department of Health and Social Care confirmed they have asked suppliers to build “as many ventilators as they can”.

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