South Africa’s top scientists have been put in charge of manufacturing 10,000 ventilators by June


The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory will manage the development and production of 10,000 ventilators by the end of June, in line with government’s National Ventilator Project.

The country only has 6,000 ventilators, and officials worry that this will not be enough to cope with the expected spike in severe Covid-19 patients, many of whom will require assisted breathing.

The team, which headed up South Africa's successful bid to host the world’s largest radio telescope and built the country’s 64-dish MeerKAT, is “amongst the best system engineers and system integrators in the country.”

The SKA, when built, will be the largest radio telescope on Earth, with dishes in South Africa and Australia.

"If we have the skills that put the MeerKAT together, why can’t we use them to put together medical capacity"

The National Ventilator Project plans to start manufacturing ventilators by the end of April.

https://www.businessinsider.co.za/south-africas-radio-astronomers-head-up-national-ventilator-manufacture-effort-2020-4

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Dan Dan Dan Dan, Dan Dan Dan Dan. If you like Psquare and didn't groove to McHammer, you missed a lot, quickly do the needful.


Stands on this table and claps hand. Brilliant minds in power will only produce brilliant results. We're sharing 150 trucks of rice we declared poisonous because we wanted to share amongst our top officials before the lock down issue. We're still trying to produce pencils and while we applied for 500 Million Euros loans to drive industrial scale productivity across but not limited to agriculture and creative industries, within a year, we are yet to see the direct physical manifestations of those " Quagimoli "



By the way, we import Medical drip water and even the most basic aspirin even when our rules candles against their import. We don't know how to Farm for medical purpose. Shakes head vigorously with palm on face. One word, Failure.

healthserve:
Can't touch that.....

Dancing to " McHammer Vibes"

Dan Dan Dan Dan, Dan Dan Dan Dan. If you like Psquare and didn't groove to McHammer, you missed a lot, quickly do the needful.
Stands on this table and claps hand.

Catchy opening!

TMKsouth:


Catchy opening!

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healthserve:
Can't touch that.....

Dancing to " McHammer Vibes"

Dan Dan Dan Dan, Dan Dan Dan Dan. If you like Psquare and didn't groove to McHammer, you missed a lot, quickly do the needful.


Stands on this table and claps hand. Brilliant minds in power will only produce brilliant results. We're sharing 150 trucks of rice we declared poisonous because we wanted to share amongst our top officials before the lock down issue. We're still trying to produce pencils and while we applied for 500 Million Euros loans to drive industrial scale productivity across but not limited to agriculture and creative industries, within a year, we are yet to see the direct physical manifestations of those " Quagimoli "



By the way, we import Medical drip water and even the most basic aspirin even when our rules candles against their import. We don't know how to Farm for medical purpose. Shakes head vigorously with palm on face. One word, Failure.

So wat is the solution my man?

At least Lagos seems to be doing something right during this corona thing. That can be emulated right?

WannaHowzit:


So wat is the solution my man?

At least Lagos seems to be doing something right during this corona thing. That can be emulated right?

All solutions provided by all technocrats should be followed. I'm personally aware that the Creative industries loan for example has been marred with ambiguity I know quite a few technocrats whom those finances would have driven their industries. My example again 500 Million Euros loan to drive productivity is much enough for us to begin to see massive things


Lagos has good ideas but again politicised, the technological systems needs to be open so opportunities can be best harnessed by the nest brains and hands, and not piloted, determined and managed by the government. Which of course in the case of Lagos is what yorubas call " abosi"

healthserve:



All solutions provided by all technocrats should be followed. I'm personally aware that the Creative industries loan for example has been marred with ambiguity I know quite a few technocrats whom those finances would have driven their industries. My example again 500 Million Euros loan to drive productivity is much enough for us to begin to see massive things


Lagos has good ideas but again politicised, the technological systems needs to be open so opportunities can be best harnessed by the nest brains and hands, and not piloted, determined and managed by the government. Which of course in the case of Lagos is what yorubas call " abosi"

U right. Systems should run efficiently by themselves regardless of which government is in power.

The situation in Nigeria looks dire. I saw the presidential task force seeming upbeat though.

WannaHowzit:


U right. Systems should run efficiently by themselves regardless of which government is in power.

The situation in Nigeria looks dire. I saw the presidential task force seeming upbeat though.

My brother. False improvements and False reality is the scenario and when we tell knuckle heads, they'll only be here to argue without reasoning. Nice to see a like minded fellow on the issue