US seizes for inspection Russian ventilation devices after fires in hospitals

Russia supplied the United States with mechanical ventilation apparatus (IVL) of the type that may have caused fires in clinics in Moscow and St. Petersburg. US authorities seize them for verification. Writes about it DW.

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The states of New York and New Jersey, where Russian Aventa-M ventilators were supplied, are returning them to the US Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This was announced on Tuesday, May 12, by FEMA spokeswoman Janet Montesi.

The reason for the return of the apparatus was the fires in hospitals in Moscow and St. Petersburg, according to the preliminary version, arising from the fire of this model of apparatus. In a fire in a St. Petersburg clinic, five people were killed.

Until the end of the investigation

According to Montesi, Russian ventilators were not used in American clinics, but were kept in reserve in case the situation worsened. From the reserve, they were returned to FEMA until the investigation of the fires in Moscow and St. Petersburg and the testing of the devices by the Russian manufacturer, the Ural Instrument-Making Plant, were completed.

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A representative of New York State authorities said that the state received 30 devices from Russia, but they were not needed. In New Jersey received 15 ventilators, but also did not use them, writes with the BBC.

The FEMA said they knew about the fires, but recommended that they wait until the investigation was completed in Russia.

The Aventa-M devices were delivered to the United States in early April as part of the declared humanitarian aid. The State Department, however, stated that the assistance was not provided free of charge, and the United States bought medical equipment and protective equipment from Russia. Later, the Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed the fact of payment, but emphasized that it was not carried out at market prices.

As ForumDaily wrote earlier:

• Russia sent to USA healthcare facilities to fight coronavirus.
• US State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said medicines and medical equipment that were delivered to New York on Wednesday by a Russian transport plane were “purchased” the United States authorities in Russia.
• Russia exposed to the United States bill of almost $ 660 thousand for humanitarian aid to fight coronavirus. American experts admitted that part of the cargo was of no use.

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