A team of British researchers are hoping to use dogs to help detect COVID-19 in humans.

The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine is working with specially trained dogs to develop a new kind of coronavirus test – one that doesn't require a swab, just a sniff.

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The organization recently discovered canines can detect malaria infections in humans through their keen sense of smell, and they're investigating whether the same is true for coronavirus.