UK Starts Trial for Dogs to Sniff out COVID-19
- 4 years ago
UK Starts Trial for Dogs
to Sniff out COVID-19 The U.K. issued a statement over the weekend saying the
research could be "used as a potential new non-invasive,
early warning measure to detect coronavirus in the future." Minister for Innovation Lord Bethell, via statement Minister for Innovation Lord Bethell, via statement The trial is backed by over
$600,000 of government funding. It will be conducted by researchers at the
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,
Durham University and charity Medical Detection Dogs. Co-founder and CEO of
Medical Detection Dogs
Dr. Claire Guest is
"delighted" about the trial. Dr. Claire Guest,
via Fox News Guest believes the dogs could potentially
screen up to 750 people per hour. According to Fox News,
dogs in the U.S. are also being
trained to sniff out the virus.
to Sniff out COVID-19 The U.K. issued a statement over the weekend saying the
research could be "used as a potential new non-invasive,
early warning measure to detect coronavirus in the future." Minister for Innovation Lord Bethell, via statement Minister for Innovation Lord Bethell, via statement The trial is backed by over
$600,000 of government funding. It will be conducted by researchers at the
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,
Durham University and charity Medical Detection Dogs. Co-founder and CEO of
Medical Detection Dogs
Dr. Claire Guest is
"delighted" about the trial. Dr. Claire Guest,
via Fox News Guest believes the dogs could potentially
screen up to 750 people per hour. According to Fox News,
dogs in the U.S. are also being
trained to sniff out the virus.