Chilean police train dogs to sniff out COVID-19

Police in Chile are training dogs to detect people that may be infected with the novel coronavirus by sniffing their sweat.

Members of the Chilean Police Canine Training team play with a Golden Retriever dog named Clifford, before the beginning of its training session aimed to detect people infected with COVID-19.

Members of the Chilean Police Canine Training team show two Golden Retriever dogs named Coffie (R) and Clifford (L) before the beginning of their training session.

The training program is a joint effort by Chile's national police, the Carabineros, and specialists at the Universidad Catolica de Chile.

Members of the Chilean Police Canine Training team play with a Golden Retriever dog named Clifford.

According to Santelices, tests in Europe and Dubai shown a 95 percent efficiency rate in canine detection of COVID-19 cases.

Members of the Chilean Police Canine Training team walk two Golden Retriever dogs before the beginning of their training session.

The experts hope to have the dogs trained and working in the field by August.

Chile on Tuesday reported 1,836 new cases of COVID-19 - the lowest figure in two months - bringing the total of cases since March 3 to 319,493. | Chilean police members ask people for the circulation permit at a check-point.