Covid-19 sniffing dogs: What does the science say? CNN 1/28/2021
The Miami Heat is unleashing the dogs.
As AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami reopens to a limited number of fans Thursday, the Miami Heat is bringing out dogs it is billing as coronavirus detection dogs to screen guests and employees as they arrive at the facility. The team will be the first in the NBA to use canines to screen the public.
The science isn t yet clear whether dogs can, in fact, detect coronavirus infection in people. The team has been trying the dogs out on a smaller scale to screen personnel and we learned a lot during that time, Matthew Jafarian, Miami Heat s executive vice president for business strategy, told CNN.
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Miami Heat lets dogs out to screen fans for COVID-19 â but what does the science say? Share Updated: 10:33 AM CST Jan 28, 2021 By Jacqueline Howard, CNN
Miami Heat lets dogs out to screen fans for COVID-19 â but what does the science say? Share Updated: 10:33 AM CST Jan 28, 2021
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Show Transcript these military dogs might look like they re ready for a fight, and perhaps they are. But that fight is against the coronavirus. That s because these Austrian canines have been taught to sniff out Cove in 19, all in the hopes of detecting and quarantining those who are walking around with the deadly virus. And initial trials have been a success. Colonel Auto Competition, one of the military leaders overseeing the project, said about the program quote When we got the first active samples of Cove in 19 at the military hospital and presented it to the dog directly out of the ward a few minutes later, the d
The Miami Heat is unleashing the dogs.
As AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami reopens to a limited number of fans Thursday, the Miami Heat is bringing out dogs it is billing as “coronavirus detection dogs” to screen guests and employees as they arrive at the facility. The team will be the first in the NBA to use canines to screen the public.
The science isn’t yet clear whether dogs can, in fact, detect coronavirus infection in people. The team has been trying the dogs out on a smaller scale to screen personnel and “we learned a lot during that time,” Matthew Jafarian, Miami Heat’s executive vice president for business strategy, told CNN.
Anxiety robbing your sleep? A weighted blanket may help
After my sister gave me a weighted blanket for Christmas, it became the gift that I didn’t know I needed. It’s one of the best things ever to happen to me.
As someone with anxiety, I’ve struggled with restful sleep: Falling asleep can take up to two hours, or I wake up at least twice during the night.
The first night I started sleeping underneath a 15-pound weighted blanket, I slept straight through the night for the first time in months and felt more rested during the day. After a few days of good sleep, I learned that my sister had done her gift research she had read that people with anxiety tended to feel more grounded when using the blankets.