I don't these stockpiles exist. At least the order by the German government seems only to be fulfilled by new production [2] and other governments might have to

I don't these stockpiles exist. At least the order by the German government seems only to be fulfilled by new production [2] and other governments might have to queue due to few manufacturers [3]. I don't know if in market forces and IP worked to our good here. I think current design challenges could at least channel random good ideas wrt ventilator designs. [1] 1.Montreal offers $200k prize for cheap and easy to build ventilator design - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22637540 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22637540 2. https://app.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/medizintechnik-bund-bestellt-in-coronakrise-10-000-beatmungsgeraete-bei-draegerwerk/25642906.html?ticket=ST-1844631-5JeVmJaD9x2NP7rxu6cY-ap6 https://app.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/medizinte... 3.https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/knappheit-wegen-coronavirus-neue-beatmungsgeraete-aber-woher https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/knappheit-wegen-coronavirus-...