NYC mayor asks Elon Musk to manufacture ventilators for COVID-19 patients

Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk tweeted on Wednesday night that he’s willing to have his companies, Tesla and SpaceX, make crucial ventilators to help patients with severe symptoms of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to take him up on that offer.De Blasio tweeted at Musk on Thursday morning, saying New York City “will need thousands [of ventilators] over the next few