Whilst coronavirus restrictions have posed many difficult
challenges to business, it is interesting to observe the many and
varied initiatives undertaken in response to the pandemic.
In this article we share some innovative developments designed
to combat the spread of COVID-19.
Governments back a boost to local medical device
manufacturing
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, an
Australian government task force led by the Chief Scientist, Dr
Alan Finkel, has set a target to increase the number of operational
ventilators in Australia to 7,500 by the end of June 2020.1 This
would enable hospitals to treat what, at the beginning of April
2020, was expected to be a peak of 5,000 patients requiring
admission into intensive care in Australian hospitals due to severe
coronavirus infection.2 With many countries around the
world purchasing large numbers of ventilators, global demand has
outstripped supply, and many countries are looking beyond their
usual import
