Coronavirus Watch: Governments Rush to Secure Ventilators, 2020-03-16

Read more coronavirus news and analysis here.  Governments Rush to Secure Ventilators (March 16, 3:00 p.m. ET) With hundreds dying every day, Europe’s governments are racing to stock up on ventilators, which can save patients with acute cases of Covid-19. The German government last week ordered 10,000 ventilators from Drägerwerk AG, worth roughly a year’s production. Italy is tendering for a total of 5,000 ventilators — at least 150 of which are on their way from China. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday urged . . .
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