Hamilton Medical’s chief executive, Andreas Wieland, said the company is prioritizing those countries where the need is most dire, notably Italy. Hamilton Medical sent 400 ventilators to Italy last week and expects to send another shipment soon. “We're trying not to deliver into a country that is merely stocking up reserves, where there is practically no virus, so they can prepare. The first products resulting from the army technicians’ work at Siare should start coming out from Saturday, a spokesman for Italy’s defense ministry said. Britain’s health minister has said the country needs “as many ventilators as we can get our hands on.”

Source: International New York Times March 21, 2020 12:11 UTC