UK researchers hope dogs can be trained to detect coronavirus

£500,000 government funding for project that ‘could revolutionise’ screeningCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDogs are to be trained to try to sniff out the coronavirus before symptoms appear in humans, under trials launched with £500,000 of government funding.Dogs have already beensuccessfully trained to detect the odour of certain cancers, malaria and Parkinson ’s disease, and a new study will look at whether labradors and cocker spaniels can be trained to detect Covid-19 in people.Continue reading...
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