Elon Musk is rebutting claims Tesla sent the wrong ventilators to a New York City hospital, stating officials asked for devices that treat sleep apnea as life-support variants are for worst case patients.
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Medical group Smith & Nephew teams up with University of Oxford and King’s College London to build ventilators By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 1 April 2020 | Updated: 23:13 BST, 1 April 2020 Smith & Nephew has become the latest company to join the effort to build ventilators for the … Read more
Volunteers working at the NHS Nightingale coronavirus hospital have been told to prepare for the fact that up to 80 per cent of patients who are on ventilators will die, MailOnline can reveal. Selfless heroes flocking to staff the emergency 4,000-bed unit in east London have been told to ‘be prepared to see death’, with a mortality … Read more
Piers Morgan blasts ‘tone deaf’ Matt Hancock and Michael Gove for ‘back-slapping’ each other on Twitter over new ventilators that ‘haven’t arrived’ on day UK suffered worst coronavirus deaths of 381 Health Secretary applauded arrival of ventilators for the NHS on Twitter Colleague Michael Gove congratulated him for his ‘great leadership’ amid crisis Piers Morgan … Read more
Shocking footage has revealed the chaos inside New York hospitals, with desperate doctors begging for more ventilators and medical equipment to help them tackle the growing crisis as the city’s death toll surged past 1,000 in the last 24 hours. New York state recorded 76,049 confirmed coronavirus cases by the end of Tuesday and 1,550 … Read more
Another day, another chance for investors to reward innovative firms rallying to the Government’s call to supply more ventilators. A small research and development outfit Science Group has become the latest firm to design a ventilator from scratch. The AIM-listed business – whose Sagentia subsidiary is responsible for the machines – has signed an agreement … Read more
Elon Musks says he’s ready to provide ‘FDA approved’ ventilators for free to hospitals within Tesla’s delivery range if they’re put to use immediately Elon Musks tweeted that he’s ready to provide ventilators to hospitals for free The CEO says that he’ll send the machines if they’re put to use immediately The offer comes after promising … Read more
A physician says a combination of drugs could prevent coronavirus patients from needing ventilators. Dr Steven Quay is hoping to get a clinical trial started to see the effect of two medications, previously approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for other conditions, to treat COVID-19 – the disease caused by the virus. … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more