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| SOURCE: REUTERS |
Corona Virus: A severe shortage of ventilators worldwide.
Corona virus-infected patients are in dire need of ventilators or artificial respiration because most of the victims complain of shortness of breath, which is now causing ventilator shortages in many countries.
The Corona virus outbreak has reached more than one hundred countries in the world, and so far more than 200,000 people have been affected and nearly eleven thousand five hundred people have been killed. The situation is seeing an unusual increase in the demand for ventilators, and pressure is also mounted on ventilator companies to make more and more ventilators as soon as possible.
But the parts and machines needed to manufacture ventilators are mostly from the supply chain and the virus was first discovered in China. Therefore, the supply from China is almost negligible.
The death toll from the Corona virus in the European country of Italy has grown to more than 4,000, the highest in the world.
In Italy, the country's military technicians are getting help to meet the shortage of ventilators. In addition, a team of local doctors has used a new method, providing oxygen to two patients with a ventilator.
Some countries, such as the United Kingdom, Italy and the United States, are seeking the help of automobile and airline companies to increase ventilator manufacturing.
Authorities are hoping to meet the expected shortfall of this important medical hardware by utilizing digital design expertise in large factories, including 3D printing. UK Health Minister Matt Hancock has told engineering companies that all of the emergency ventilators will be manufactured, all of which will be purchased immediately.
The Italian government has purchased between 4 and 5,000 ventilating units, while Germany has also issued an order for ten thousand artificial respiratory units. Similarly in France, the need for ventilators is also increasing rapidly due to Code Anees.
Source: DW
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