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#DYSON

The UK government has ordered 10,000 ventilators be built from scratch by vacuum cleaner firm Dyson, which has no experience of making the lifesaving equipment.

@scaramangajoe said: “Gtech offered up plans to make them last weekend from parts that any manufacturer could source and no one seemed to notice.”

@A50challenge added: “10K ventilators ordered from a vacuum cleaner manufacturer, Dyson – never made them before and design will have to be medically approved first, which usually takes some time. Yet government turns down offers of ventilators from specialist manufacturers via the EU.”

@davidschneider said: “Let’s hope Dyson can make their new ventilators quickly but ignoring actual ventilator manufacturers for so long seems reckless and will cost lives.”

@David_osland said: “I’d love to know the profit margins on the ventilator manufacture contracts awarded to Tory donors JCB and Dyson. In this time of national emergency, they’ll happily be working on an at-cost basis, won’t they?” @ctrlz said: “Dyson just designed its own ventilator from scratch in 10 days called the Covent. It will provide 11,000 to the UK and donate 4,000 abroad.”

#JUSTWAKEMEUPWHEN

Twitter users are dreaming of the day coronavirus is behind us with this hashtag.

Regularguy630 said: “... Corona’s just a beer again.”

@thenathanone said: “... the gym is open again.”

@Thesearose said: “...Netflix updates their entire movie list, I’ve watched everything already!”

@Coolchis_! said: “... the toilet paper craze is over.”

@superbokka tweeted: “...it’s 2021, I’ve had enough of 2020 already.”

@Renirenz22 said: “... it’s time for me to make my grand entrance.”

@Champneylisa said: “...I can wear my Easter bonnet!”

@bigmacher said: “... it’s safe to leave the house.”

@scorpioshatasha tweeted: “... I don’t have to think so hard to remember what day it is.”

@Tweetering6 added: “... the next hashtag game begins.”

@Lola_bee said:... I can reschedule the vacations I had to postpone.”

@mseric gets the last word: “... you feel like getting punched in the face. I’m not a fan of being woken up.”