Sniffer dogs detect 14 more Covid-infected passengers at airport

PESHAWAR: Sniffer dogs deployed at Peshawar’s Bacha Khan International Airport to pick out Covid-19-infected people have successfully detected another 14 patients carrying coronavirus from a private airline, reported ARY News.

According to the details, 166 passengers had landed at Peshawar’s Bacha Khan International Airport on a private airline’s flight today, and their samples for COVID-19 were taken.

Fortunately, the dogs at the airport detected the deadly virus in 14 of the flyers’ samples.

When the flyers’ samples were tested for Covid-19, all of them was found to be carrying the deadly virus, according to airport administration.

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Sniffer dogs have also been deployed at the New Islamabad International Airport to identify COVID-19 patients entering Pakistan from abroad.

The Pakistan Army provided specially trained dogs to airport authorities after approval of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC).