Four dogs will be deployed at a major Adelaide hospital to sniff visitors for COVID-19, after similar trials at airports last year.
Dogs will be used to sniff for COVID-19 among patients and visitors at the Lyell McEwin HospitalThe hospital has faced criticism for its COVID-19 policies
Patients and visitors to the emergency department will still have to undergo a rapid antigen test and can opt out of being smelled by a canine.Similar trials of dogs sniffing for COVID-19The new trial will also be led by University of Adelaide veterinary science researcher Anne-Lise Chaber. "This study will tell us if the sniffer dogs are as reliable at testing people directly in a hospital setting.
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