Formula 1 Helps Boris Johnson Edge Closer to 30,000 Ventilator Target
- Airbus, Siemens involved in effort to produce life-saving kit
- U.K. racing to plug equipment shortfall as coronavirus spreads
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The U.K. is homing in on a solution to the shortage of ventilators needed to address the growing coronavirus crisis with help from Formula 1 motor racing teams and corporate giants such as Siemens AG and Airbus SE.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson last week appealed to manufacturers of all stripes to help build 30,000 ventilators so that the National Health System doesn’t run out of capacity. The publicly funded system only has just over 8,000 of the devices in operation today.