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Manufacturers from the automotive, aerospace and alcohol industries are among those to help plug global shortages

Dyson has designed a new type of ventilator (Credit: Dyson)

It’s no secret there’s been a huge shortage of key medical supplies including ventilators, face masks and hand sanitiser during the Covid-19 pandemic – with companies from a wide range of industries stepping in to help out.

Analytics company GlobalData estimates worldwide demand for ventilators alone stands at about 880,000 machines[1], while stocks have also long run out for the other supplies that help to prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus.

The respiratory disease had infected at least 730,000 people – with many more predicted to have caught the illness without being tested – and killed almost 35,000, as of 30 March.

It...