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Elite IDF Tech Unit Working to Develop Medical Equipment, Protective Gear
(Times of Israel) Judah Ari Gross - The IDF Military Intelligence Technological Unit has been working to develop protective gear and improvised medical equipment to assist health care workers to combat the coronavirus outbreak, the army said Thursday. The unit has been working to find a way to easily convert simple breath regulating devices known as CPAP machines into ventilators which could be in short supply. The soldiers are also developing new protective masks and other equipment for military and civilian medical teams. They have created a screen to seal off the front seat of an ambulance or van to transport carriers of the disease without infecting the driver, and 50 such screens have been manufactured. They are also working to better manage the data from the thousands of checks being performed each day on suspected coronavirus carriers. "As commanders in a leading and advanced technological unit, the responsibility is on us to reach out and help authorities find an answer to the present challenges," said the unit commander, Col. "L."