Sunday, 18 Apr 2021 11:18 PM MYT Sospeter Wambugu (right), a veterinary technologist, administers a nasal swab on a female camel at the Kapiti plains ranch, located in Machakos County, on March 24, 2021. — AFP pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. NAIROBI, April 18 — Kicking and grunting under the restraint of three men, the camel makes its displeasure known as Kenyan veterinarian Nelson Kipchirchir swirls a giant swab in the nostril of the grumpy dromedary. It turns out camels don’t much like being tested for coronavirus either. But the research is critical to advance understanding of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) — a far deadlier cousin of Covid-19 that scientists fear could cause the next global pandemic.