COVID-19 Sniffing Dogs

Attendees of the open-air Fury in the Slaughterhouse concert in Hanover, Germany last Sunday were met with man’s best friend upon entry. The University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover (TiHo) were holding a trial examining the efficacy of COVID-19 detection dogs after publishing a study that found the canines could detect the presence of the virus in people with 94% accuracy. 500 attendees were present at the concert and were required to take a PCR test and a rapid antigen test prior to entry, IQ reports. In a more bizarre requirement, they were also required to provide two arm sweat samples, which the detection dogs then sniffed to detect the presence of the coronavirus.  TiHo Recommended Articles “In order to check that the dogs in the on-site entrance situation are able to...