For the first time in the country, the Army is resorting to its swan teams to reduce the time taken for a medical examination of Kovid-19. Recognized for their tremendous odor, these dog squad members have been instrumental in the detection of explosives and narcotics and other challenging tasks, including search and rescue operations. Now they have another responsibility.

“Two dogs from Tamil Nadu have been trained to detect Kovid-19 by stealing sweat and urine samples,” senior army officials said. His potential was demonstrated on Tuesday at the Delhi Veterinary Hospital’s Military Veterinary Hospital using real models. At this time, the people handling them were wearing PPE kits.

“The dogs are one of the best swan members not only for the army, but for the entire country,” said Lt. Col. Surinder Saini, director of the Swan Training Center of the Remount Veterinary Surgery Center (RVC) in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.

#Watch | New Delhi: Indian Army dogs have been trained to detect COVID19 in real time. A Cocker Spaniel named Casper was seen performing live. Jaya and Mani, two dogs of the local breed Chippiparai were also present. pic.twitter.com/18YdHX9Xfw

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“Dogs have already been trained to detect Kovid-19 in countries such as Britain, Finland, France, Russia, Germany, Lebanon, the UAE and the US,” he told reporters. They were previously used abroad to diagnose diseases such as malaria, diabetes and Parkinson’s. However, dogs are used to search for medical information for the first time in India. ”