The Ministry of Interior has successfully completed its experiments to benefit from police dogs in enhancing preventive and preventive measures and measures to limit the spread of the new Corona virus "Covid 19" and contribute to society’s security, prevention and safety, after completing scientific studies and practical experiences in this field to enhance the leadership of the UAE and its retention to be at the forefront Countries that adopt best practices in all fields, and the UAE is recorded that it has completed the field experimentation stage with a precedence over a number of countries that are still in advanced stages of studying the extent of the applicability of this innovative scientific practice.
The Ministry of the Interior stated that the Emirati experiences were characterized by relying on record speeds in taking samples from people under the armpit so that samples were shown to dogs without any direct contact with people and with an immediate result, in addition to the traditional method of using police dogs to monitor and secure events and vital areas.
Field experiments included a number of vital and health sites in cooperation with the general police leadership in the country, each of the Ministry of Health and Community Protection, the Ministry of Community Development, the Federal Customs Authority, customs departments in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, health authorities in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, along with the French Ministry of Interior and the oldest veterinary school in Europe, where The data and studies showed high levels of accuracy of 91% after training for two weeks and about 88% in the field experiment to detect potential infected with the emerging coronavirus "Covid 19".
She pointed out that the experiments had included volunteers in a number of regions of the country and a field hospital, and the experiments were adopted, after taking all preventive measures to protect the police dog and the elements supervising it, on two methods, one of which is directly, as part of the police dog's work in the routine regular inspection, and the other indirectly by dealing Police dog with sample smell of the person to be detected, and the figures have shown the speed of dogs in determining the smells that can be emitted from coronary coronaries and their ability to detect these cases.
She stated that what prompted the Ministry of Interior and partners to take advantage of dogs is the effectiveness of its ability, which was previously proven in detecting people with infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria, and contributed significantly with the competent authorities in limiting the spread of epidemics, along with workshops for brainstorming and cooperation with a number of countries in the world And experts in discussions and theoretical studies on the use of dogs to detect injured Covid 19.
She noted that the sniffer dogs trained is characterized by a strong sense of smell too has, which can be used in police patrols and securing vital sites and important business centers, events, crowds, airports and vital areas.