After a few seconds of sniffing sweat samples placed in metal containers, the dogs can tell which people have Covid-19 infections. “People can simply put cotton balls underneath their armpits to collect sweat samples and send them to the lab. The researchers plan to send the canine team out to communities suspected of being new Covid-19 hotspots. The dogs will work inside a mobile unit, while the collecting team can comb through the community collecting samples. They also believe the receptors on cells in dogs’ respiratory tracts are not a welcoming environment for the coronavirus to attack.

Source: Irish Independent May 21, 2021 15:22 UTC