The UK government has ordered 10,000 ventilators from Dyson as part of its drive to acquire more equipment necessary to combat the Coronavirus.

BBC News reports that the firm has designed a new ventilator which still needs to get regulatory clearance and is set to be built at its plant in Wiltshire. Dyson is working with Cambridge-based The Technology Partnership.

The Guardian has reported that Airbus – which plans to scale up production of existing ventilator models – is expected to receive the go-ahead to build ventilators too while manufacturers in the car industry – including UK-based constructors in Formula One – are also exploring switching their production to focus on the government’s request for more ventilators.