VIDEO. In Corsica, dogs detect the smell of Covid-19 in sweat

2020-07-25T10:13:42.191Z

For the first time in France, sniffer dogs took part in an unprecedented screening operation.After months of training to learn to recognize the scent of the virus, two Malinois are participating in a screening operation which is to last until Monday in Porto-Vecchio in Corse-du-Sud. Unlike PCR tests which require a nasopharyngeal sample, a compress is applied under the volunteer's armpit and then placed in a sterilized jar, which the dog is then made to sniff. The results obtained will ...