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Researchers around the world are training canines to sniff out the virus – could they be deployed for mass testing?
It is simple and pain-free, could be used to test for coronavirus in care homes, airports and schools, and might just be more realistic than the UK government’s £100bn “Operation Moonshoot” mass screening plan. Its name? Fido.
Around the world – from the UK to Finland, Spain, Brazil, Lebanon and Australia – teams of researchers are training dogs to sniff out Covid-19. And some say the idea of training hundreds of thousands of canine noses to check for coronavirus is not as far-fetched as it may sound.
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I was at my doctor's office yesterday for a routine followup. I asked what would be involved in getting a test for Covid. The answer was a complicated & involved pain in the rear. But getting sniffed by a trained pooch would be a lot easier & less costly.
And we're just getting around to this? Incredible.
It is simple and pain-free, could be used to test for coronavirus in care homes, airports and schools, and might just be more realistic than the UK government’s £100bn “Operation Moonshoot” mass screening plan. Its name? Fido.
Around the world – from the UK to Finland, Spain, Brazil, Lebanon and Australia – teams of researchers are training dogs to sniff out Covid-19. And some say the idea of training hundreds of thousands of canine noses to check for coronavirus is not as far-fetched as it may sound.
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I was at my doctor's office yesterday for a routine followup. I asked what would be involved in getting a test for Covid. The answer was a complicated & involved pain in the rear. But getting sniffed by a trained pooch would be a lot easier & less costly.
And we're just getting around to this? Incredible.