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| Dyson Covid-19 ventilators are 'no longer required' | Dyson Covid-19 ventilators are 'no longer required' |
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| Dyson said the medical ventilator it developed to help treat patients with Covid-19 is now no longer required. | Dyson said the medical ventilator it developed to help treat patients with Covid-19 is now no longer required. |
| It began developing a device in response to a government appeal for firms to take part in a national effort to increase the number of ventilators. | It began developing a device in response to a government appeal for firms to take part in a national effort to increase the number of ventilators. |
| But in a note to staff, founder Sir James Dyson said that demand for ventilators had been less than first envisaged. | But in a note to staff, founder Sir James Dyson said that demand for ventilators had been less than first envisaged. |
| The Cabinet Office said that tests on ventilators are still ongoing. | The Cabinet Office said that tests on ventilators are still ongoing. |
| Dyson's ventilator has been undergoing clinical tests in recent days and the government had previously said it intended to order 10,000 machines. | Dyson's ventilator has been undergoing clinical tests in recent days and the government had previously said it intended to order 10,000 machines. |
| But Sir James told his staff that only a quarter of those available were currently being used. | But Sir James told his staff that only a quarter of those available were currently being used. |
| As a result, he said, the government did not need to acquire as many of them. | As a result, he said, the government did not need to acquire as many of them. |
| The company has so far spent around £20 million on the project, which Mr Dyson said he would fund himself, without asking for public funds. | The company has so far spent around £20 million on the project, which Mr Dyson said he would fund himself, without asking for public funds. |
| The Cabinet office, which has been coordinating the effort to boost ventilator production, insisted that a number of devices were currently undergoing testing and no decisions had been made regarding their use. | The Cabinet office, which has been coordinating the effort to boost ventilator production, insisted that a number of devices were currently undergoing testing and no decisions had been made regarding their use. |
| What is a ventilator? |