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Coronavirus impact: Centre pushes ventilator firms to make 120k units

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Ventilators being Installed in Civil Hospital, Asarva Ahmedabad

3 min read Last Updated : Apr 01 2020 | 10:07 AM IST

Local ventilator manufacturers are grappling with component bottlenecks even as the government stepped up demand for the devices, which are estimated to lower the mortality rate of those infected by coronavirus by about 85-90 per cent.

Historically, the market for ventilators has been small, with a size of some 7,000 units, say those who work in the medical devices business. However, because of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the government and associated joint task force committees have in recent times told manufacturers that they will need to deliver between 100,000 and 120,000 ventilators as soon as possible.

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Topics : Coronavirus Medical device industry

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