As the number of coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) cases in the United States began mounting in the early weeks of March, health care workers raised the alarm about a looming shortage of ventilators to treat patients. On March 30, 2020, Ford Motor Company announced plans to produce 50,000 ventilators in 100 days [1], and General Motors followed suit on April 8, stating that it would deliver out 6,000 ventilators by the end of May and another 24,000 by August [2].

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快速思考产生低成本呼吸机

作为数随着美国 2019 年冠状病毒病 (COVID-19) 病例在 3 月初的几周开始增加，医护人员对治疗患者的呼吸机即将短缺发出警告。2020年3月30日，福特汽车公司宣布计划在100天内生产5万台呼吸机[1]，通用汽车也在 4 月 8 日跟进，表示将在 5 月底前交付 6,000 台呼吸机，到 8 月再交付 24,000 台。 [2].