Of the 2,194 ventilators ordered, just 465 ventilators costing €10.1 million were delivered to the HSE

The inspection was concerned with the €9.4m acquisition of 465 ventilators from China during the initial phase of the pandemic

India yesterday reported 349,691 new infections, bringing its total to 16.9 million.

Spelling errors, Chinese labelling, and a lack of legal declarations of conformity were among the issues noted with ventilators procured from China, investigators found

Cost of unused machines due to 'quality-related issues' to was €9.4m, or €20,235 per unit

A spokesperson says the Irish company 'at all times acted in good faith'. 

A confidential position paper seen by the ‘Irish Examiner’ reveals the background to the aborted €35m deal to buy ventilators from China via a media company, and the risks identified by the HSE, writes Cianan Brennan

Doctors’ haste to mechanically ventilate Covid-19 patients at the start of the pandemic could have contributed to the higher rate of death in spring compared to now, a senior medic has said.

Inventors, academics, carmakers and aerospace firms are rushing to build hundreds of thousands of ventilators to help save the lives of people with Coronavirus-related breathing difficulties.