Coronavirus: NHS well stocked for ventilators this winter

Coronavirus: NHS well stocked for ventilators this winter The NHS now has 30,000 ventilators that can help people breathe if they are very unwell with coronavirus.

That is about one for every 2,200 people in the UK - many more than are likely to be needed this winter. BBC News

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