WASHINGTON – Once short on ventilators but now awash with extras, the United States has delivered 1,271 ventilators to seven countries, with the latest shipment going to El Salvador.
A senior administration official said Tuesday that the ventilators had been sold and delivered to Australia, Canada, Mexico, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Ventilators were donated to South Africa and El Salvador. The official was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter and spoke on condition of anonymity.
The official said the Trump administration has committed to providing more than 15,000 ventilators to more than 60 countries.