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HONOLULU (KHON2) — It’s extremely rare, but some animals have caught COVID-19. An Oahu woman who had COVID-19 in spring of 2020, recently noticed her dog had difficulty breathing. Get Hawaii’s latest news sent to your inbox, click here to subscribe to News 2 You, a daily newsletter. When Hawaii shut down …

Chippiparai has been successfully trained to detect COVID-19 infection. These dogs can sniff the urine and sweat samples and identity positive patients. Taking the clarion call of Aatmanirbhar Bharat ahead, the Indian Army is getting self-reliant in all spheres. In a first, the military dogs have now been trained to …

The Miami Heat are bringing back some fans, with help from some dogs. The Heat will use coronavirus-sniffing dogs at AmericanAirlines Arena to screen fans who want to attend their games They’ve been working on the plan for months, and the highly trained dogs have been in place for some …

When the coronavirus pandemic was detected in India, the country faced several challenges. One of them was the lack of coronavirus testing kits to detect the Covid-19 infection in humans. While we have overcome that challenge, little did we know that one day, even dogs will be able to detect …

A Kinross guide dog has taken up a new challenge as part of an elite medical detection dog team trained to sniff out Covid-19. Ivan, a two-year-old Labrador-golden retriever cross, joined the team last week and has already began training to detect the coronavirus odour on individuals. Dogs have already …

Three dogs found to be unsuitable as guide dogs for the blind have become the latest recruits for a trial to see whether dogs can detect coronavirus. The charity Guide Dogs has donated the animals to the Milton Keynes-based Medical Detection Dogs. If successful, the new recruits could be deployed …

Steve Lindsay, a public health entomologist at Durham University, is midway through explaining how dogs might play a role in detecting COVID-19 infections when a decidedly less-well trained canine interrupts our conversation. “If you’ll excuse me for a minute, I’ve got a naughty black Labrador out in the back garden …

The municipal corporation (MC) has got sterilisation of stray dogs resumed after a gap of one year, allotting the work to the successful bidder for a year following the tender process. The civic body will pay Rs 870 per dog to the bidder the last time the fee was Rs …

A total of 16 COVID-19 dogs will be operating at Helsinki Airport, working to identify passengers who are infected with the virus. COVID-19 dogs are set to soon begin working at Helsinki Airport (HEL). The dogs’ sensitive noses are expected to speed up the process of identifying those infected with …

Covid-19 has fueled demand for masks and sanitizers across the globe. In India, the pandemic is boosting another sector: pet care products. Indians are spending top buck for the safety of their pets against coronavirus. Products like animal-friendly alcohol-free sanitizers, imported strong-strapped masks, and immunity-boosting treats have become popular on …