But the Government has promised 'hundreds' more will follow.
BBC newsreader Jane Hill seemed visibly shocked when reading the seemingly low number out on air earlier today.
Those suffering the most severe Covid-19 symptoms need to be hooked up to the machines to help them breathe, and there are 8,000 currently being used in the UK.The Downing Street announcement about extra ventilators comes after a senior US official criticised the availability of the life-saving machines in Britain.
The Penlon machine, which has been rapidly adapted from other existing ventilator designs, has been approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: ‘As Michael Gove set out last night, we would hope to see the first ventilators from this batch being delivered to the NHS next week.
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