In the longer term, the center hopes to use the dogs at major events, including sports matches, director general Heng Ratana told AFP.
“Dogs are more efficient than other tools,” he said.
The University of Health Sciences provided samples of volatile organic compounds — organic chemicals that emit odors — from Covid-19 patients to the demining agency’s facility in Kampong Chhnang province.
The dogs, bred in Cambodia, have so far proven to be very good boys.
“After two and a half months, our dogs are in an early stage of success (so) they could sniff out the scent of Covid-19,” dog trainer Khom Sokly told AFP.
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