In Hungary, where 226 cases have been registered by Wednesday, as well as 10 deaths, construction of a new container hospital in the central part of the country is well underway, and ventilators have already been installed.
In Budapest, a provisional hospital has been set up for 330 people on the premises of the Hungarian fair center Hungexpo.
RESORTING TO NEW TECHNOLOGIES
The coronavirus outbreak in Europe has caught many countries by surprise, and shortage in protective medical supplies such as face masks, gloves, protective gowns and goggles, ventilators is making medical professionals desperate.
China, which is recovering from the COVID-19 blow and slowly getting its manufacturing engine running, is lending a helping hand to many countries either through donations or assistance in procurement.
Engineers and innovators in Europe are coming up with creative ways to alleviate the strain in medical resources.
In Spain, some 100 engineers have started manufacturing 3D printed medical ventilators for COVID-19 patients, to the tune of 50 to 100 a day.
Barcelona Zona Franca Consortium (CZFB) joined forces with Home Electronics News HP, Leitat Technological Center and SEAT auto manufacturer to produce the ventilators which are less complex than those used in intensive care units, allowing a patient to breathe air under constant pressure for three or four days.
Production would be scaled up to up to 300 ventilators a day to help hospitals struggling to provide care to the patients.
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