FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with supply chain distributors in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 29, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago/File Photo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is to announce a loan program on Tuesday with the aim of making as many as 60,000 ventilators available to help coronavirus patients, a senior administration official said.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic erupted, the need for ventilators has skyrocketed to aid patients struggling to breathe. Trump and his coronavirus task force have fought to find enough of the machines to help people survive.
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