Sit, stay, detect COVID! Chile dogs report for duty at Santiago airport

FILE PHOTO: A sniffer dog trained to detect the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in highly frequented places works, at the International Airport of Santiago, Chile, December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - The task of sniffing out passengers infected with COVID-19 at Chile's Santiago international airport is going to the dogs.

A team of Golden Retrievers and Labradors sit when they smell the virus and get a treat. The canines sport green "biodetector" jackets with a red cross.