Vice President Mike Pence told reporters Thursday that the administration has located 'tens of thousands' of ventilators that can be used to help victims of the coronavirus who need to be hospitalized. Pence said the administration had 'identified tens of thousands of ventilators that can be converted to treat patients.' He spoke a day after Trump said the administration was ordering 'thousands and thousands' of the devices, but has yet to reveal any actions forcing companies to produce more equipment. Pence said the administration had 'identified tens of thousands of ventilators that can be converted to treat patients.' State officials are calling on the Trump administration to take address the issue head-on by ordering manufacturers to prioritize production of ventilators under the Federal Defense Procurement Act.

Source: Daily Mail March 19, 2020 18:15 UTC