Baby delivered successfully and doing well, as pregnant nurse dies after contracting Covid-19 Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong, 28, is remembered as 'highly valued and loved'
Fergus WalshMercedes has completed production of the first 10,000 breathing aids for patients with coronavirus, which are now ready for distribution throughout the NHS.It delivers a mix of air and oxygen to the lungs under pressure, via a tightly fitting face mask.
Unlike with a mechanical ventilator, patients on CPAP do not need to be sedated, or have a tube down their windpipe so they can continue to respond to medical staff. The devices were made at the Mercedes-AMG HPP plant in Northamptonshire, which normally makes F1 engines. They are being evaluated at University College Hospital and several others in London and south east England. Early data on around 40 patients, who would otherwise have gone on a ventilator, found half were able to go home within 14 days of admission to hospital.
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