These Aspiring Female Scientists in Afghanistan Designed a Cheap Ventilator to Treat COVID-19

A group of teen girls in Herat, Afghanistan is working hard to design an affordable ventilator to treat COVID-19 coronavirus patients. The Afghan Girls Robotics Team of five girls aged 14 to 17 — Somaya Faruqi, Dyana Wahbzadeh, Folernace Poya, Ellaham Mansori, and Nahid Rahimi — are part of the Afghan Dreamers two-year program for high-achieving girls. Their city has seen a spike in COVID-19 coronavirus cases as thousands of people fled Iran to escape a massive outbreak. More than 800 confirmed coronavirus cases have been reported in Afghanistan and the country of 35 million people had only 300 ventilators as of Thursday. Read More…