Govt Panels Flag Issues With AgVa Ventilators Bought By PMCARES Fund

'Two government-appointed committees have flagged concerns about the reliability and capability of 10,000 low-cost ventilators, ordered by the Narendra Modi government as part of India’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to documents reviewed by HuffPost India. In a clinical evaluation report dated June 1, 2020, a committee of doctors said that the Modi government could buy these ventilators, made by Indian startup AgVa Healthcare, but added that AgVa’s Covid-model ventilators “should not be considered as a replacement for high-end ventilators in tertiary care ICUs”. The experts also said, “There should be a provision for backup ventilator in the facility where these ventilators are used.”...'