First batch of new NHS ventilators to be built this weekend
by Rob Davies from on (#51GNJ)
Regulatory approval expected for machine being adapted by Oxfordshire-based Penlon
The first batch of medical ventilators that will be used to treat Covid-19 patients is due to roll off production lines this weekend, as fresh orders were announced that take the total number of devices in the pipeline to more than 61,000.
The government has said it needs at least 30,000 ventilators so that the NHS can cope with a peak of new cases expected to take hold in the next few weeks.
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