Cambodian mine detection dogs trained to detect coronavirus

A Cambodian government agency that uses dogs to detect land mines said Monday that some have been successfully trained to detect coronavirus infections in humans.Heng Ratana, head of the Cambodian Mine Action Center, told Kyodo News by telephone that so far, three dogs have learned to sniff out specific volatile organic compounds for COVID-19 detection, while another seven dogs are making "remarkable progress."He said they take less than 15 seconds to accomplish the task.Heng Ratana suggested the dogs could be used to detect the virus at crowded places like airports or stadiums.The center a…READ FULL ARTICLE