SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk said his companies are working on building ventilators for the coronavirus pandemic, but added he thinks "they won't be needed." "Yes, we’re working on ventilators, even though I think they probably won’t be needed," Musk tweeted on Friday in response to a user asking him if the same engineers and facilities used for Tesla's Model X and Model S HEPA filters could be used for ventilators. The announcement comes one day after Musk, who has received criticism for not taking the pandemic seriously enough, said his companies would help make ventilators "if there is a shortage." On March 18, the World Health Organization noted it was talking to a number of different countries, including China, to ramp up medical supplies, including ventilators, Reuters reported. The Defense Production Act ensures the private sector can ramp-up the manufacturing and distribution of emergency medical supplies and equipment.

Source: Fox News March 20, 2020 18:11 UTC