Covid-19: Paris hospitals turn to 3D printing to cover shortfalls

A 3D printed Covid-19 cell is pictured through a visor produced at a 3D printing lab. In a miniature factory set up on the grounds of a park alongside the Cochin hospital in Paris, around 60 3D printers have been set up to produce a range of items requested by doctors, nurses and other medical staff across the city. — AFP

PARIS: With the coronavirus outbreak predicted to peak in France in the coming days, hospitals in Paris are racing to make up for urgent shortages of equipment to protect staff and patients by printing them in 3D.

As the number of recorded Covid-19 cases in France nears 60,000, including more than 4,000 deaths, hospitals are running short of protective visors, masks, parts for ventilators and other essentials.