Elon Musks says ready to provide 'FDA approved' ventilators for free to hospitals

Elon Musk has said that he's prepared to provide ventilators to hospitals struggling to treat people infected with novel coronavirus.

In a tweet, the billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla said that he would provide the 'FDA approve' ventilators to hospitals for free, following up on a promise made earlier this month.

'We have extra FDA-approved ventilators. Will ship to hospitals worldwide within Tesla delivery regions. Device & shipping cost are free. Only requirement is that the vents are needed immediately for patients, not stored in a warehouse. Please [let] me or @Tesla know,' wrote Musk in a tweet, according to the Daily Mail.

As of Tuesday afternoon, confirmed cases of coronavirus in the US approached nearly 182,000 while deaths climbed to 3,699.