'There’s only a handful of people in the world who know how to design a ventilator, much less manufacture one safely at scale”
Photo: Taechit Taechamanodom/Getty Images Hospitals across the country are doing everything they can to acquire ventilators as they prepare for the onslaught of intensive-care admissions due to coronavirus. Hospital administrators, manufacturers, and lawmakers are sprinting to find a solution before hospitals are overwhelmed.
The White House has not provided detailed information about Pence’s numbers — at the same press conference, President Trump said the federal government was not a “shipping clerk” and the onus was on governors to acquire medical equipment — but even tens of thousands of ventilators may not be enough. To fill the gap, hospitals are tapping distributors, searching warehouses, and repurposing animal ventilators to increase capacity.
Earlier this week British officials sent ventilator blueprints to Rolls-Royce and Jaguar Land Rover. In Italy, Fiat and Ferrari have offered their factories. On Wednesday, Trump economic adviser Larry Kudlow said that General Motors has offered to help. Elon Musk, who has downplayed the threat of coronavirus, has said Tesla could be of service, an offer New York’s mayor, Bill de Blasio , was eager to accept.
That hasn’t stopped designers and engineers determined to create a bare-bones alternative to the state-of-the art ICU ventilator. On Friday, U.K. officials said that engineering companies had created an emergency ventilator prototype designed to treat coronavirus patients. But even if the design receives approval next week, mass production is still weeks away.
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