Elon Musk Offers 1,255 Free Ventilators From China

The need for additional ventilators has taken centre stage in the ongoing fight against the spread of coronavirus.

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By Indo-Asian News Service | Updated: 24 March 2020 18:01 IST
Highlights
  • Elon Musk on Tuesday offered 1,255 ventilators for free
  • Musk has donated 50,000 N95 surgical masks and various protective items
  • Tesla CEO Musk has made a promise that he would donate 250,000 masks

As of Tuesday, a total of 381,499 coronavirus cases have been detected globally

Multi-billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk on Tuesday offered 1,255 ventilators for free to help fight COVID-19 pandemic.

"China had an oversupply, so we bought 1255 FDA-approved ResMed, Philips and Medtronic ventilators… and airshipped them to LA. If you want a free ventilator installed, please let us know!" Musk tweeted, offering praise to Tesla's China team.

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The need for additional ventilators has taken center stage in the ongoing fight against the spread of coronavirus and the ventilator has become a critical first line of defense for patients infected by the virus.

Additionally, Musk has donated 50,000 N95 surgical masks and various protective items to a hospital in the US.

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Tesla CEO Musk has made a promise that he would donate 250,000 masks with the N95 protection level, which belong to his companies, to hospitals.

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Health Hospital received a truckload of various protective items, including masks and gowns from Tesla.

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50,000 masks designed to protect the health of medical personnel in the hospital were delivered to Dr Kristina Adams Waldorf.

As of Tuesday, a total of 381,499 coronavirus cases have been detected globally, with 16,557 deaths, according to John Hopkins University. At least 101,794 people have recovered.

 

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