UK researchers test dogs' ability to sniff out Covid-19 | Malay Mail

Six dogs ― labradors and cocker spaniels ― will be given samples of the odour of Covid-19 patients from London hospitals, and taught to distinguish their smell from that of people who are not infected. — Reuters pic

Britain's government said today it had given £500,000 towards the research, which will be conducted by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Durham University and a British charity, Medical Detection Dogs. Six dogs ― labradors and cocker spaniels ― will be given samples of the odour of Covid-19 patients from London hospitals, and taught to distinguish their smell from that of people who are not infected.

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