GE Healthcare to produce ventilators round-the-clock to meet coronavirus-led demand

(Reuters) - General Electric's healthcare unit said on Thursday it will hire more people and increase the number of shifts as it races to produce ventilators round-the-clock to meet the surge in demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic.The rapid spread of the illness, which has killed more than 8,900 people, has strained healthcare systems around the world and led to a shortage of ventilators needed to treat critically ill patients suffering from the flu-like virus, which can lead to breathing..