New ventilator receives approval in UK's battle against coronavirus: source

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16 April, 2020, 03:15 pm
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Britain has ordered around 10,000 of the breathing machines from a consortium including Airbus and Rolls-Royce
File Photo: A person in a protective suit near St James' Park as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Newcastle, Britain, April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith

A new ventilator from medical device company Penlon has received regulatory approval from Britain in the first such go-ahead as part of ramped-up efforts to combat the coronavirus, an industry source told Reuters on Thursday.

Governments around the world are trying to boost the number of ventilators - mechanical breathing devices that can blow air and oxygen into the lungs - available to their health services.

Britain has ordered around 10,000 of the breathing machines from a consortium including Airbus (AIR.PA) and Rolls-Royce (RR.L).

A statement is due as soon as Thursday, the source said.

A spokeswoman at the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency deferred to the Cabinet Office, which declined to comment.

Penlon did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.

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