Sniffer dogs to detect Covid-19

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Does anyone know anything about how long it takes and if this would (or wouldnt) be an interesting idea? I know there might be issues around consent to being tested. But potentially overridable in a pandemic situation? Just an idea. Stupid or not stupid?

Brilliant.

At Top Tier K-9, dogs are learning to sniff for the virus so they can use their skills in restaurants, waiting rooms, vehicles and other public areas so businesses can use this tool before re-opening.
"What we want to do is make sure that when you are clean, you know the facilities you are going into have been swept as well so the dog can also be used to sweep areas and identify COVID-19 virus so it can be cleaned," said CEO and founder of Top Tier K-9, Jeff Minder.
The dogs are put in a 12-week program, where they learn advanced obedience, bite work, scent detection, tracking and more.
The training works just like a playful game.
"The odour comes out of the source, the dog can smell it when he puts his nose in and he gets a food reward for finding the right odour.
It's not the Disease the dog sniffs but the odour it gives off to do with temperature of the patient. The dogs would not catch anything it's just a smell!