Vietnam's cybersecurity firm BKAV to produce ventilators

Nguyen Tu Quang, CEO of the Vietnamese cybersecurity firm wrote on his Facebook page that his company has completed a plan to manufacture ventilators.

BKAV ventilators will be made under the technology of Medtronic, the world-leading medical equipment company, which shares the technology in a bid to help fighting the pandemic, Quang wrote.

The PB 560 is a compact, lightweight equipment that provides oxygen and simulates the actions of the breath. About 10% of COVID-19 patients have to use ventilators, he said.

PB 560 ventilator model

The Bphone maker plans to finish the prototype and applying for a mass production license from the Ministry of Health. BKAV has worked with the existing supply chain, Bphone production chain that employs more than 9,000 workers and 4 existing factories.

The number of ventilators to be produced has not been unveiled.

"Along with other domestic manufacturers I believe Vietnam will not worry about ventilators, Quang wrote.

Earlier, Vingroup announced it would produce 55,000 ventilators month. The company has entered into a license agreement with Medtronic for its ventilator production, the company said in a statement.

The group said the ventilators’ components will be sourced externally and internally.

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