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Bangkok, May 20 (EFE/EPA).- Three of six specially trained Labrador Retriever dogs have been deployed in the Thai capital, Bangkok, to sniff out human sweat collected from residents in the outbreak communities to detect Covid-19 infections. The dogs have been trained to sniff out Covid-19 in human sweat. They will sit down immediately when detecting the perspiration scent of COVID-19 infections with an accuracy rate of nearly 95 percent during training. (Camera: RUNGROJ YONGRIT).SHOT LIST: SNIFFER DOGS TRAINED TO DETECT COVID-19 IN HUMAN SWEAT DURING TRAINING AT THE SMALL ANIMAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, AT CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY, IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Santiago de Chile, Jul 15 (EFE) .- Chile trains dogs to detect the smell of COVID-19 patients from healthy people amidst the pandemic. (CAMERA: Jose Caviedes)
Bangkok, Aug 20 (EFE/EPA).-Thai researchers from Chulalongkorn University collected Friday samples to test a device which detects Covid-19 from perspiration at a market in Bangkok. Researcher Assistant Professor Chadin Kulsing from the Chemistry Department, Science Faculty of Chulalongkorn University, who is working on the the portable device to detect Covid-19 told Efe the machine takes about 15 minutes to show a result with an accuracy rate of nearly 95 percent.Data collection showed Covid-19 patients have some chemicals that were very distinct that are likely to come from aromatic substances produced by certain bacteria in the perspiration of the coronavirus patients, according to professor Chadin.(Camera: NARONG SANGNAK)SHOT LIST: THAI RESEARCHERS FROM CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY COLLECTING DATA SAMPLES AT A LOCAL MARKET IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Bangkok, Jul 28 (EFE/EPA).- Bangkok authorities are converting 15 sleeper train carriages to accommodate about 240 patients with mild Covid-19 symptoms amid surging infections and overflowing hospitals.Officials of the capital, who on Tuesday visited Bang Sue Central Station where the sick will be sent, said that they are finalizing the conversion of the carriages and expect to receive the first patients on Friday."We need to install mosquito nets for windows, water and electricity systems and additional bathrooms," said the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration in a statement. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS THAI RAILWAY POLICE WALK INSIDE A PASSENGER TRAIN WHILE WAITING FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS ARRIVING TO BOARD A TRAIN BRINGING THEM BACK TO THEIR HOMELAND PROVINCE, AT THE RANGSIT TRAIN STATION ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Cachoeiras de Macacu (Brazil), Apr 27 (EFE) .- Brazilian researchers developed a serum against Covid-19 from horse plasma, which could generate antibodies up to 100 times more potent than those produced by sick patients, and they now trust to begin human clinical trials shortly.FOOTAGE OF THE SERUM PROCEDURE IN CACHOEIRAS DE MACACU, BRAZIL
Rome, Apr 20 (EFE).- Rome's storied Cinecitta studio began a new phase in its existence on Tuesday as a Covid-19 vaccination site amid preparations to restart the Italian film industry after more than a year of disruptions due to the pandemic.(CAMERA: Alvaro Padilla)VACCINATION CENTER IN THE CINECITTÀ STUDIOS IN ROMA.