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These new gadgets were designed to fight COVID-19 

A simple lung ventilator called Q-Vent, for infected patients facing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which was created at Comenius University, is seen in Bratislava, Slovakia April 2, 2020. Picture taken April 2, 2020. This device don't replace lung ventilation but helps ride through a certain period of waiting for the lung ventilation – which is the biggest problem in Italy.  REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa - RC21XF931X4G

Researchers all across the world are coming up with new inventions to help tackle coronavirus. Image: REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa

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