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Tesla will reopen its New York factory “as soon as humanly possible” to manufacture ventilators for coronavirus patients, CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter on Wednesday.

Giga New York will reopen for ventilator production as soon as humanly possible. We will do anything in our power to help the citizens of New York.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 25, 2020

Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak told CNBC earlier in the day that the medical device maker has started working with Tesla, which is fast on track to start production of ventilators at Fremont.
Tesla’s main US factory affected by coronavirus shutdown in Bay Area
Governments across the globe have appealed to carmakers and aerospace companies to help procure or make ventilators and other medical equipment.
Tesla had bought hospital ventilators in China and shipped them to the United States, Musk had said on Tuesday.

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Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak told CNBC the medical device maker has started working with Tesla
Governments have appealed to carmakers and aerospace companies to help procure or make ventilators and other medical equipment



Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s comments on Twitter came after Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak said the medical device maker has started working with Tesla to manufacture ventilators for coronavirus patients.
