The machines were sent to America in April to help cope with the virus pandemic. FMTNews
An emergency worker disinfects a woman near the scene of the fire at St George’s Hospital yesterday.
A source told the Tass news agency that the blaze erupted after a ventilator, used to help severely ill Covid-19 patients breathe, burst into flames in the ward. At least two Russian regions told Russian news agencies they would also suspend use of the ventilators.The model in question, the Aventa-M, was among those sent to the US from Russia at the start of April to help cope with the coronavirus pandemic. It is made by a firm that is under US sanctions.
The states are returning the ventilators to Fema, and the investigation by the Russian authorities will help the agency’s decision on any future use, Montesi said. Russia is relatively well stocked with ventilators, and has increased domestic production since the coronavirus outbreak.
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