Hanover: Use of corona detection dogs is being considered

In Helsinki, dogs are now sniffing for the corona virus (Photo: Finavia).
In Helsinki, dogs are now sniffing for the corona virus (Photo: Finavia).

Hanover: Use of corona detection dogs is being considered

In Helsinki, dogs are now sniffing for the corona virus (Photo: Finavia).
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Dogs are used as experts in many areas, because after appropriate training they are able to find just about anything. Explosives, drugs or people buried - none of this is a problem for sniffer dogs. Now, at least in Lower Saxony, people are considering using "corona sniffing".

To “Anti-Corona Troop” from Helsinki Airport Support from four-legged friends has been counting for some time. The project is being supported by a university and the results are very promising. The hit rate is extremely high, so it is quite conceivable that dogs could be “the” game changer in travel.

However, so far only Dubai and Helsinki have relied on the planned use of detection dogs in the fight against corona. In Germany and Austria there are deliberations and attempts, but nothing has been heard of a planned deployment.

The Prime Minister of the German state of Lower Saxony, Stephan Weil, has now said that it is conceivable that sniffer dogs could be used at restaurants, events, border controls and even at airports. He described this as a "highly interesting possibility", but did not give any specific details. In Germany, the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover and the Bundeswehr have been testing for several months. The hit rate is impressive: 94 percent.

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