US billionaire Elon Musk has announced that Tesla and Space X employees, the companies he founded, are working on ventilation systems for coronavirus patients in US hospitals where they will be missing appliances. These systems are of great help to patients with severe lung problems, who are most exposed to developing COVID-19 in severe form.
Tesla CEO recently responded on Twitter to a message left by one of his followers calling on him to use the technical capabilities of his companies to manufacture ventilators needed for coronavirus-infected patients.
Musk said he is working on fans, though he thinks there will be no need for them.
At the same time, Bill de Blasio, New York City's mayor, asked him to use his factories to help hospitals fight the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
It is not known exactly which of the Tesla and Space X factories produces these fans for COVID-19 patients in serious condition.
As of March 24, Tesla will suspend production at the San Francisco Bay plant, following an agreement with local California authorities. And its New York solar roof plant will temporarily suspend production, but operations at the Nevada battery plant will continue.
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In his Twitter message, Musk did not specify how many resources he uses to create these medical devices and how he managed to change the production lines to manufacture them.
In order to make the mechanical ventilation devices in the factories there must be specialized medical personnel in them, and the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must give final approval for them, which could delay the production, notes Tech Crunch.
Other companies, such as General Motors, Volkswagen, or Ford, are in talks with the White House to start fan production.
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notes Tech Crunch.
