Dogs to be trained to detect Covid-19 cases

Czech customs officers will train six dogs to be able to detect a person infected with Covid-19 that will be then used at airports and in retirement homes, for instance, Petr Muller, in charge of the sniffer dog training at the customs authority, told reporters on Monday. The dogs will be trained in a new arena in Knezeves near Prague. "Our goal is to complete the training by the year's end," Muller said. Among the six selected dog, there are both dogs that have been serving with the customs authority for several years and young ones.