Indonesian engineers build $1,000 ventilator to aid in Covid-19 fight
But one detractor says that for Covid-19, ‘this is a cheap solution that may not have a substantial impact, unfortunately’
07 May 2020 - 12:51
Bandung, Indonesia — A team of Indonesian engineers working around the clock says it has produced in two months a compact ventilator to sell at a fraction of the usual cost, hoping to accelerate the fight against east Asia’s second-deadliest Covid-19 outbreak.
Like many other countries, Indonesia faces a shortage of the vital mechanical breathing devices to treat people with the pandemic disease...
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