How can we mass produce the supplies needed to fight COVID-19?

May 11, 2020

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Carlos López-Gómez

Head, Policy Links, IfM Education and Consultancy Services (IfM ECS), , University of Cambridge

Lucia Corsini

Research Associate, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge

David Leal-Ayala

Deputy Head, Policy Links Unit (Institute for Manufacturing), University of Cambridge

Smeeta Fokeer

Research and Industrial Policy Officer , Department of Policy Research and Statistics (PRS) of UNIDO

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Table 1: COVID-19 critical items and what might be repurposed. Image: WHO / UN

Figure 1. Towards a Rapid Repurposing Roadmap for COVID-19. Image: UN

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