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M&C Entertainment News 01/22/21: Virus Sniffing Dogs Can Detect If Someone Has COVID

They are now using trained dots to help  detect whether someone has COVID.  They say dogs can sense things way before they happen, like earthquakes and illnesses, so they’re trying…

MILTON KEYNES, ENGLAND – MARCH 27: “Freya” correctly detects a sample of malaria from a row of sample pots at the “Medical Detection Dogs” charity headquarters on March 27, 2020 in Milton Keynes, England. The charity is currently working with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine to test whether the dogs can be re-trained in the next six weeks to provide a rapid, non-invasive diagnosis of the virus. Medical Detection Dogs has successfully trained it’s dogs to detect cancer, Parkinson’s and bacterial infections, through the sense of smell and is now looking for donations to help cover the costs of the intensive programme. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has spread to many countries across the world, claiming over 20,000 lives and infecting hundreds of thousands more. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

They are now using trained dots to help  detect whether someone has COVID.  They say dogs can sense things way before they happen, like earthquakes and illnesses, so they're trying it on COVID patients.  This to some may seem a little far fetched but if you have a pet and you're sick, have you noticed they act differently?  We have more on this story and other celeb stories in today's Entertainment News!

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