UAE enlists K9 dogs in fight against coronavirus

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One-Betta, a COVID-19 sniffing Dutch Shepard, holds her favorite reward after finding a COVID-19 scented target in a classroom on the Florida International University campus on Jan. 27, 2021 in Miami, Florida. (File/AFP)
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  • The units will be working in specific areas and venues during events and competitions
  • The UAE has been using sniffer dogs at multiple entry points to detect cases of COVID-19 among travelers

DUBAI: The UAE’s Ministry of Interior has started enlisting mobile units of K9 sniffer dogs to track possible coronavirus cases, state news agency WAM reported.

The units will be working in specific areas and venues during events and competitions to enable organizers and health authorities to curb the spread of COVID-19.

The National Emirate Team has worked with the oldest veterinary school in Europe, National Veterinary School of Alfort in France, to set up training workshops for the K9 units, the report added.

Gulf News reported that the UAE has been using sniffer dogs at multiple entry points to detect cases of COVID-19 among travelers and that interior officials earlier said that K9 police dogs have been deployed in Abu Dhabi and Sharjah airports and at the Ghuwaifat border point.

Topics: Coronavirus