Dogs that can sniff out COVID? What’ll they think of next!
September 26, 2020 3:00PM CDT
Well, they can sniff out cancer, so why not? Since changes in health can subtly affect the way people smell, Finland is starting a pilot program at the Helsinki airport to help determine if dogs can sniff out COVID-19.
Health officials in Dubai started using dogs to analyze sweat samples from randomly selected air travelers with over 90% accuracy! In Helsinki, the plan is to use the same method on a larger scale. Since it’s just dogs sniffing, results can come in ten seconds!
Is there anything man’s best friend can’t do? Read more about it here:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/09/22/coronavirus-sniffing-dogs-helsinki-airport-finland/