LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - The first version of a new
ventilator British industry is rushing to produce to help fight
the coronavirus outbreak will be ready next week, according to a
source familiar with the situation, with manufacturing due to
start in four weeks.
UK health minister Matt Hancock said earlier on Friday that
the scramble to produce thousands of ventilators was achieving
results.
(Reporting by Sarah Young; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)


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