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On Wednesday, the World Health Organization mentioned it was in talks with China and others to assist ramp up provides of well being gear, whereas GM and Ford mentioned they had been in talks with White House officers.
- Reuters
- Last Updated: March 24, 2020, 2:25 PM IST
- Edited by: Anirudh SK
U.S. President Donald Trump mentioned on Sunday that U.S. automakers Ford Motor Co, General Motors Co and Tesla Inc had been given the inexperienced mild to provide ventilators and different gadgets wanted in the course of the coronavirus outbreak.
Ford, General Motors and Tesla are being given the go-ahead to make ventilators and different metallic merchandise, FAST! @fema Go for it auto execs, let’s have a look at how good you might be?” he said on Twitter. It was not immediately clear what Trump meant by the companies “being given the go-ahead.”
Beginning on Thursday, Tesla announced that its workers will receive masks and have their temperature checked prior to entry, Wednesday night’s email said, adding that more hygiene stations will be added and the cleaning frequency of work areas be increased.
The coronavirus outbreak comes as Tesla ramps up production of its Model Y sport utility vehicle at the factory, which Musk has said will see higher demand than all of Tesla’s other models combined.
Separately on Thursday, hundreds of Twitter users welcomed an offer by Musk to make ventilators for coronavirus sufferers, after the United States appealed for donations of respirator masks to combat a shortage.
On Wednesday, the World Health Organization said it was in talks with China and others to help ramp up supplies of health equipment, while General Motors and Ford Motor mentioned they had been in talks with White House officers.
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