The Weeknd donates $500,000 from mask sales to Toronto hospitals
The Weeknd has just put up half a million to support COVID-19 frontline workers in his hometown of Scarborough, Ontario. The After Hours singer is...
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Most COVID-19 patients put on ventilators in NY died: Study
New York, April 23 (IANS) Researchers have found that nearly all coronavirus (COVID-19) hospitalised patients placed on mechanical ventilators in New York’s largest health system...
‘Ventilators not panacea for making Covid-19 mortality rate zero’ (IANS Interview)
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Till some time back, people were not much aware about viruses and their characteristics. However, that has changed ever since...
‘Ventilators’ duty free import will deter prospective players’
Chennai, April 10 (IANS) Duty-free imports of ventilators will make the prospective manufacturers like the automotive companies, start-ups and others to have a rethink on...
States demand more testing kits, ventilators, PPE from Centre
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday held a meeting via video conferencing with health ministers of different states for...
No shortage of ventilators in Karnataka, claims minister
Bengaluru, April 9 (IANS) With the number of coronavirus cases rising by the day in the state, albeit gradually, Karnataka Medical Education Minister K. Sudhakar...
Taiwanese company Foxconn to make ventilators at its US plant
San Francisco, April 9 (IANS) Taiwan-based electronics contract manufacturer Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd or Foxconn has partnered with a US-based medical firm Medtronic...
Covid-19 tally reaches 314 in AP, govt reaches out to pvt hospitals for ventilators
Amaravathi, April 7 (IANS) With 10 more positive cases emerging from the tests conducted during the day, Andhra Pradesh’s tally of Covid-19 cases reached 314...
Musk building ventilators using Tesla car technology
San Francisco, April 7 (IANS) Electric Vehicle (EV) maker Tesla has posted a video on its YouTube channel, showing its engineers are working on designing...
California loans 500 ventilators to US national stockpile
San Francisco, April 7 (IANS) California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that his state will lend 500 ventilators to the Strategic National Stockpile inventory in order...
India has enough ventilators for the present: Healthcare experts
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) With the Indian government leaving no stone unturned in engaging start-ups and other manufacturers to bridge the demand-supply gap for...
Tesla-made ventilators won’t arrive in time: NY Governor
New York, April 6 (IANS) The ventilators that Tesla CEO Elon Musk promised to make wont be ready in time for the coronavirus pandemic, according...
Washington to send ventilators COVID-19-hit states
Washington, April 6 (IANS) Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced that the state will return more than 400 ventilators received from the Strategic National Stockpile to...
Musk defends sending non-invasive ventilators to NY hospitals
San Francisco, April 5 (IANS) Elon Musk has responded to critics who said that Tesla and SpaceX CEO sent non-invasive breathing aids to New York...
AI can predict corona patients’ risk if they need ventilators
London, April 3 (IANS) As companies the world over commit to make ventilators to meet the demand, researchers are now developing computer models based on...
This startup leads India’s race to build low-cost ventilators (IANS interview)
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Sensing the critical need of ventilators to treat COVID-19 patients, a bunch of engineers associated with an Indian Institute of...
TN guarantees 50% off take of drug, ventilators production
Chennai, April 2 (IANS) In order to boost the manufacture of anti-malarial, anti-virul drugs, invasive ventilators, intensive care unit (ICU) monitors, masks and personal protective...
Company linked to late Parrikar, promotes low-cost ventilators
Panaji, April 2 (IANS) Ayuron, a company in which former Chief Minister late Manohar Parrikar was once a director and is now manned by his...
Tesla plans to supply FDA-approved ventilators free of cost
San Francisco, April 1 (IANS) Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that he and his companies have access to additional FDA-approved ventilators that can be...
Ford to make 50,000 ventilators in next 100 days
San Francisco, April 1 (IANS) US automaker Ford has said it will make 50,000 ventilators over the next 100 days, starting April 2, at its...