Covid-19: Afghan girls try building ventilator from used car parts

Workers of an all-female robotic team build a ventilator in preparation for Covid-19 coronavirus patients, at a workshop, in Herat. — AFP Relaxnews

A team of robot-designing girls in Afghanistan is trying to build a low-cost medical ventilator from car parts, as health authorities look to boost critical-care capabilities for coronavirus patients in the impoverished country.

If the teenagers succeed and can get government approval for their prototype, they say it could be replicated for as little as US$300 (RM1,311), where normally ventilators sell for around US$30,000 (RM131,100).