published : 28 Jun 2021 at 09:00
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Since last year, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has triggered widespread impact on Thai society and economy. Related agencies including public health authorities have been vigorously implementing measures to curb the pandemic. Joining forces with these efforts, Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production, Ltd. has made a series of contributions to support frontline medical staff and related government agencies’ initiatives with an aim to assist Thailand on the path to recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.
Chatit Huayhongtong President of Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production, Ltd., said, “Chevron has operated in Thailand for nearly six decades and while providing reliable energy supplies for the Thai people, Chevron has also been committed to partnerships and investments in health, education and economic development to advance progress and strengthen communities where we operate as well as provi
Sniffer dog Sammy takes part in a training to detect the Covid-19 (coronavirus), at K9 Detection center, in Bredene, western Belgium, on March 3, 2021. (Photo by JAMES ARTHUR GEKIERE / BELGA / AFP) / Belgium OUT
BANGKOK (Bernama): The one-year-two-month-old sniffer dog, Bravo is seen wagging its tail as it walked into a room at the Small Animal Hospital Chulalongkorn University where it sniffed at six canisters.
The Labrador Retriever sat down in front of one canister while an officer in Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) suit marked the canister. Bravo had detected the perspiration scent of a Covid-19 patient.
Bravo is one of the six Labrador Retriever trained by Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Veterinary Science to detect Covid-19 patients, both symptomatic and asymptomatic, with an accuracy of 94.8 per cent.
17 May 2021 / 15:00 H. Pix for representational purpose only/BERNAMA
BANGKOK: The one-year-two-month-old sniffer dog, Bravo is seen wagging its tail as it walked into a room at the Small Animal Hospital Chulalongkorn University where it sniffed at six canisters.
The Labrador Retriever sat down in front of one canister while an officer in Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) suit marked the canister. Bravo had detected the perspiration scent of a COVID-19 patient.
Bravo is one of the six Labrador Retriever trained by Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Veterinary Science to detect COVID-19 patients, both symptomatic and asymptomatic, with an accuracy of 94.8 per cent.
Chula Successfully Trains the First âSniffer Dogs to Find People Infected with COVID-19â in Thailand 6-Apr-2021 8:55 AM EDT, by Chulalongkorn University
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Temperature screening only works in symptomatic COVID-19 cases, but sniffer dogs are trained to detect asymptomatic people. The “
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19 Cases” project is the latest work by CUVET, in collaboration with Chula Faculties of Medicine and Science with funding support from Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production Co., Ltd.
“A dog’s sense of smell is 50 times better than humans, so we thought of tapping into this potential, particularly in Labrador Retrievers with their long nasal cavity. They are very sensitive to scents, friendly, and easy to train. We picked six dogs to be initially trained in this project”, said Prof. Dr. Kewali Chatdarong, Deputy Dean for Research and Innovation