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Coronavirus outbreak: First batch of GM-made ventilators arrive at Chicago hospital to rounds of applause
Description
April 18, 2020
The first shipment carrying ten VOCSN V+Pro critical care ventilators that are being produced by General Motors (GM) and Ventec Life Systems arrived on Friday at Chicago's Weiss Memorial Hospital.
The hospital staff broke out in cheers and applause as a UPS truck carrying the ventilators pulled up in front of the hospital.
The deliveries are part of a contract awarded to GM by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for 30,000 ventilators by the end of August. The contract is worth $489.4 million.
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Coronavirus outbreak: First batch of GM-made ventilators arrive at Chicago hospital to rounds of applause00:56 | April 18, 2020
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People regain weight faster after stopping weight-loss drugs, study finds01:55 | 5 hours ago
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Coronavirus outbreak: First batch of GM-made ventilators arrive at Chicago hospital to rounds of applause
Description
April 18, 2020
The first shipment carrying ten VOCSN V+Pro critical care ventilators that are being produced by General Motors (GM) and Ventec Life Systems arrived on Friday at Chicago's Weiss Memorial Hospital.
The hospital staff broke out in cheers and applause as a UPS truck carrying the ventilators pulled up in front of the hospital.
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