Ministry Successfully Uses K9 Police Dogs To Detect Virus

Figures indicate that dogs can quickly detect infected cases, help protect key sites, effectively deal with huge crowds

The Ministry of Interior has successfully completed trials on K9 police dogs in enhancing its preventive and precautionary measures and efforts aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19. The new move, which comes after successful completion of practical experiments and scientific studies, will contribute to promoting the community’s safety and security. It also shores up the state’s leading and proactive endeavour, proving that the UAE has always been at the forefront of adopting the best practices in all fields.

Experiments done in the UAE have relied on high speed sampling from the armpits of presumed cases. Samples are then sniffed out by the dogs without coming in contact with the persons, while results become known on the spot. K9 police dogs are also used traditionally in securing and monitoring events and sensitive facilities.

It is recorded that the UAE has completed the stage of field experimentation with precedence over a number of countries that are still in advanced stages of studying the extent of the applicability of this innovative scientific practice.