Successful trial of snorkel masks

Prowalys speeideilagh dy ar-eddinyn snorkel

 Nheeghyn lhiasit son surransee coronavirus

Ta Discover Diving, t'er ve chymsaghey far-eddinyn lane-eddin snorkel dy ve lhiasit son surransee coronavirus, gra dy row prowalys speeideilagh er ny chummal ayns Thie Lheiys Noble Jelune.

Ta fys s'noa veih'n cholught gra dy vel y coarys gobbraghey dy mie dy chur oxygen ec ard eaghtyr da'n er ta ceau eh, lesh towse sloo y reayll carbon dioxide, as ny gassyn lhiggit magh er nyn sheeley dy gheddyn rey rish floagyn virus.

Ta Discover Diving gra, ec y traa t'ayn, dy vel ny shlee na cheead far-eddin echey aarloo cour ymmyd, myr shoh nagh bee ad goaill tooilley ec y traa t'ayn – agh ta aghin erriu dy reayll fer erbee ta shiu er hymsaghey, er aggle ny haggle dy bee feme orroo 'sy traa ry heet.

T'eh cur bwooise da ooilley ny colughtyn jeshaghteyrys Vannin ren nyn gooidshare dy yannoo kiart cummey y chullee lhiasee as dy chooilleeney jannoo ad.

Chammah's shen, ta nah vershoon y chullee lhiasee goll er lhiasaghey, dy vishaghey yn earroo dy cheintyn dy ar-eddin oddys ymmyd ve jeant jeu.

Ta treisht ayn dy bee ny coadanyn prental livreit dy gerrid.

Items adapted for coronavirus patients

Discover Diving, which has been collecting full-face snorkel masks to be adaptated for coronavirus patients, says a successful trial of them was run at Noble's Hospital on Monday.

An update from the company says the system works well to deliver oxygen at high level to the wearer, with minimal carbon dioxide retention, and the exhaust gases filtered to remove viral particles.

Discover Diving says it currently has more than 100 masks ready to go, so won't be picking up any more for now - you are, however, asked to hang on to any you've collected, just in case they're needed in future.

It's thanking all the Manx engineering firms who pulled out the stops to get the design of the adaptor right and get them made.

In addition, a second version of the adaptor is being developed, to increase the number of brands of mask which can be used.

The hope is the printing files will be released soon.