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U.S. Coronavirus Cases Exceed 100,000, Exacerbating Drug And Equipment Scarcity

More than 1,600 have died of COVID-19 in the U.S. so far.
By Gabriella Borter, Roselle Chen, Reuters

Trump Orders GM To Produce Ventilators, Invoking Defense Production Act

The memorandum directed at General Motors comes as hospitals say they'll need more ventilators to weather the coronavirus pandemic.
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New York Coronavirus Death Toll Jumps By 134 Overnight

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has rejected the state's plea for ventilators.
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Trump Official Says There’s No Shortage Of Ventilators. Reports Say Otherwise.

Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House's coronavirus taskforce coordinator, downplayed the need for ventilators while ER doctors express more concern.
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Trump Rejects New York’s Plea For Ventilators: ‘I Don’t Believe You Need’ That Many

“I have a feeling," the president told Fox News as the coronavirus continues to spread around the country.
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New Device May Allow Up To 4 People To Share 1 Ventilator

The Vesper, or ventilation expansion splitter, can be produced cheaply with a 3D printer, its creators said.
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We Found The Secret Ventilator Stockpile. It’s Still Not Enough.

In a severe outbreak, we could be short hundreds of thousands of life-saving breathing machines. In rural areas, some hospitals might have to fend off the virus without a single one.
By Zachary Fryer-Biggs, Joe Wertz and Liz Essley Whyte, Center for Public Integrity

How To Get More Ventilators And What To Do If We Can't

Factory capacity can be ramped up, but the components come from overseas and they could be hard to find.
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