1.

• Specialist military dogs Casper & Jaya are the first two canines trained to detect COVID-19 cases from sweat and urine
samples in India.
• Such mass screening reduces the number of (RT-PCR) tests needed for COVID detection. Samples identified as positive by
the dogs are confirmed through the RT-PCR test.
• A dog can screen approximately 100 samples in an hour with a rest period of five minutes after every 15 minutes with 95%
accuracy.
• The U.K., Finland, France, Russia, Germany, Lebanon, the U.A.E. and the U.S. have already trained dogs to detect
COVID-19.

Rahul Singh MBA2019-103

2.

• Setting up the study table with books and stationery, and playing a ‘study-with-me vlog’ on Youtube is how students are now
preparing for their exams since September.
• Real-time live streams of people studying for long hours -- are motivating students to focus during their study time as well as
breaking the monotony of online classes.
• Vlogs (90 mins to 15hrs) give a feeling of studying with virtual groups of friends while sitting in the comfort of own room.
Eliminates the drudgery of studying at home and the loneliness of being stuck in a room
• Like a close-knit community boosting each others confidence and provide support for academic achievement.

Rahul Singh MBA2019-103