Nation & World Politics

Nation & World Politics

Nation & World Politics

Washington sending over 400 ventilators for non-coronavirus patients to New York, harder hit states

Vincent Dellova, a coordinator at the New York City Emergency Management Warehouse, packs up a ventilator, part of a shipment of 400, that arrived Tuesday, March 24, 2020 in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) NYML110

The National Stockpile ventilators are not suitable for treating COVID-19 patients, state officials said. That's because those individuals generally need a higher amount of pressure support into their lungs than the ventilators from the national stockpile can provide, Jessica Baggett, a spokeswoman for the state's Joint Information Center said.

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