Man's best friend turn K9 Covid-19 detectors in Thailand


Sniffer dog Sammy takes part in a training to detect the Covid-19 (coronavirus), at K9 Detection center, in Bredene, western Belgium, on March 3, 2021. (Photo by JAMES ARTHUR GEKIERE / BELGA / AFP) / Belgium OUT

BANGKOK (Bernama): The one-year-two-month-old sniffer dog, Bravo is seen wagging its tail as it walked into a room at the Small Animal Hospital Chulalongkorn University where it sniffed at six canisters.

The Labrador Retriever sat down in front of one canister while an officer in Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) suit marked the canister. Bravo had detected the perspiration scent of a Covid-19 patient.

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