GM Partners With Ventec Life Systems To Make Ventilators

American auto giant General Motors Co. announced late on 20 March that it has teamed up with Seattle-based Ventec Life Systems to manufacture much-needed medical ventilators as the US braces for a strained health care system from COVID-19.

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American auto giant General Motors Co. announced late on 20 March that it has teamed up with Seattle-based Ventec Life Systems to make much-needed medical ventilators. The news comes as the US braces for a strained health care system from the novel coronavirus.

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