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Toyota to Help Source Ventilators for Japan, Prime Minister Says

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Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to help boost the output of breathing machines in Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said, joining other automakers in a global effort to combat the spread of the coronavirus.

The country’s largest carmaker will help secure at least 20,000 ventilators, Abe said in a televised interviewBloomberg Terminal Tuesday. Hours before the remarks, he declared a state of emergency in Japan following a spike in virus cases.