New York orders thousands of manually operated pump ventilators: 'This is the alternative'
The Empire State anticipates requiring 140,000 hospital beds and 30,000 ventilators when the outbreak reaches its peak in 14 to 21 days, Cuomo said in a Saturday press conference.
The state will also be adding four more temporary emergency medical facilities, which have been approved by President Donald Trump, the governor said. "It's a manual ventilator and someone squeezes the bag continuously," Cuomo said. "This looks easy, but if you do this for any length of time, you see how difficult it winds up being."New York has already purchased about 3,000 bag valve masks and ordered 4,000 more, according to Cuomo.
The state will also be adding four more temporary emergency medical facilities, which have been approved by President Donald Trump, the governor said.
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