Tesla CEO Elon MuskElon Reeve MuskTwitter says coronavirus disinformation spread by Chinese officials does not violate rules Health experts embrace social media to fight coronavirus No, Bernie: Big Business is not the enemy MORE on Monday announced that the electric car company had bought hundreds of ventilators, a medical device crucial to combating severe cases of the coronavirus, from China and shipped them to the U.S.

“China had an oversupply, so we bought 1255 FDA-approved ResMed, Philips & Medtronic ventilators on Friday night & airshipped them to LA,” Musk tweeted late Monday night.

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The move by Tesla comes as different manufacturing industries, including auto, are pitching in to help fight against COVID-19. Along with personal protective equipment like masks and gowns, ventilators are a product many hospitals around the U.S. have said are in dire shortage.

Gov. Gavin NewsomGavin Christopher NewsomThe Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden seeks to counter Trump on coronavirus Trump approves disaster declaration for coronavirus in California Trump orders National Guard, building of medical facilities in NY, Calif., Wash. MORE (D) confirmed Tuesday that Tesla had given California, one of the states hit hardest by COVID-19, 1,000 ventilators.

There are over 46,000 confirmed cases of the virus in the U.S. with almost 600 deaths, according to John Hopkins University.

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