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Heat to use COVID-detecting dogs on fans when arena re-opens

Related Topics: COVID-19, Miami Heat

The Miami Heat are planning to allow fans into AmericanAirlines Arena again starting on Jan. 28, and those fans can expect the usual gamut of COVID-19 precautions: mandatory masks, social distancing, increased cleaning, limited attendance.

And dogs.

The Heat recently released guidelines for fans planning to attend a game, and it included an entire video, seen above, showing how a group of specially trained dogs will be on hand to sniff fans to see if they have COVID-19 as they enter the arena. Because apparently dogs can do that now.

Specifically, fans will stand in a distanced line, at which point an employee will guide a dog past the line.