Sit, stay, detect COVID! Chile dogs report for duty at Santiago airport
By Reuters Staff Slideshow ( 5 images ) SANTIAGO (Reuters) - The task of sniffing out passengers infected with COVID-19 at Chile’s Santiago international airport is going to the dogs. A team of Golden Retrievers and Labradors sit when they smell the virus and get a treat. The canines sport green “biodetector” jackets with a red cross. Passengers at an airport health checkpoint wipe their necks and wrists with gauze pads that are then put in glass containers and sent to the dogs to see if they detect COVID-19. Sniffer dogs are best-known for finding drugs and explosives but have also pre...