Dogs used to stumble upon COVID-19 on passengers arriving at Dubai International Airport
Dogs used to stumble upon COVID-19 on passengers arriving at Dubai International Airport
Dogs used to stumble upon COVID-19 on passengers arriving at Dubai International Airport
Dogs used to stumble upon COVID-19 on passengers arriving at Dubai International Airport
In the United Arab Emirates, all arriving passengers must pass the COVID-19 check before their adventure and will have negative effects to be admitted to the country.
But this week, Dubai International Airport (DXB) started police dogs for immediate COVID-19 testing at the airport, which can produce effects in minutes with 92% accuracy.
Previous reports on the use of dogs to sniff coronavirus have shown that the concept can paint in control environments, however, this seems to be one of the first instances of use as a solution in the real world. Dogs have also been able to stumble upon several other diseases that can cause odors such as cancer or malaria.
This is wonderful news for travelers, as getting lab effects can take hours or even days in some cases, which is confusing enough to refuse a trip. Although dogs have been implemented lately in the UAE, the concept can be extended. Could this be the solution sought through Hawaii and other tourism-dependent regions to help visitors temporarily and smoothly verify before entering the state? Time will tell…
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This is how it works, for this video created through the Emirates news agency.
When passengers arrive in Dubai, they pass a special verification domain where samples of their plauring smell are taken. According to the video, it appears that these samples are taken from the armpits, a much less invasive procedure than the nasal survey we all know now.
While the passenger waits a few minutes, the skipper goes to the room where the dog sniffs through a funnel-shaped contraption. If the dog detects COVID-19, the passenger is invited to take the nasal PCR test.
Currently, the UAE government uses the dog check as an additional layer of coverage: all arriving passengers now must provide a negative PCR verification certificate before boarding flights.
Currently there are no nonstop flights between San Francisco and the UAE on Emirates or other airlines. You can read about which international airlines are currently serving SFO here.