Under current conditions, China’s ventilator suppliers can meet only a fifth of global needs, industry officials warn
China has asked Switzerland to provide more components for ventilators as domestic producers face an “impossible” task of expanding supply to meet global demand., Chinese producers are experiencing shortages of component and running into red tape caused by different quality standards around the world.
Cassis said he would work with China to increase production of ventilators, as well as medicines and vaccines, and ensure the stability of supply chains.have pledged to switch production to medical supplies to make ventilators, masks and other medical equipment, but the shortages are still daunting. China is a top producer of medical gloves, gowns and other crucial equipment – like ventilators – in the treatment of respiratory illnesses, but its industry ministry said on Wednesday that suppliers faced two challenges – huge international demand and limited capacity.
Another industry official, Chen Kelong, said that, under current supply conditions, China could produce about 2,200 invasive ventilators per week – not even a fifth of the world’s total production capacity. He did not elaborate on China’s weekly capacity under normal circumstances.
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