The 1000 respirators must be produced at express speed and at a low price –<\/em> told Tore L\u00e6rdal, CEO of L\u00e6rdal Medical, he also stated that the plan is to be able to manufacture respirators so cheaply that they are also applicable globally in countries with less strong economies when the corona pandemic strikes there.<\/p>\n In a co-operation between Servi Group, L\u00e6rdal Medical and the Norwegian Defense Research Institute (FFI), the new respirator type has been rapidly developed with the aim of helping a large number of patients who are not yet in a life-threating condition. This way the highly expensive and thus limited number of life-support machines can be reserved for those in critical and urgent need.<\/p>\n The Norwegian Defense authorities are further looking into the usage of the new emergency respirators in field hospitals providing relief for the normal civil hospitals if the need arises.<\/p>\n Prime Minister Erna Solberg expressed great satisfaction with the interaction and agreement on the rapid production of the 1000 respirators, and she called it unlikely that Norway itself will need all the respirators and thus will have the opportunity to contribute internationally.<\/p>\n In Denmark, the agreement will force JVL\u2019s production department to work around the clock seven days a week.<\/p>\nJVL will be very busy<\/h2>\n