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Valo watches on with his trainer. Reuters
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E.T., one of the sniffer dogs being trained to detect the coronavirus disease, sits by his trainer Anette Kare. Reuters
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Sniffer dog Miina, being trained to detect the coronavirus from the arriving passengers' samples. Reuters
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Officials say dogs are able to detect coronavirus from a significantly lower amount of viruses than commonly used PCR tests. EPA
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Sniffer dog K'ssi at the Helsinki airport. AP Photo
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Finland has deployed coronavirus-sniffing dogs at the country’s main international airport. Sniffer dogs Miina, left, and K'ssi at the airport. AP Photo
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Kössi and Miina greet trainer Susanna Paavilainen at the airport. AFP
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Sniffer dogs named Valo and E.T. play with their trainers. AFP
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Valo watches on with his trainer. Reuters
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E.T., one of the sniffer dogs being trained to detect the coronavirus disease, sits by his trainer Anette Kare. Reuters
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Sniffer dog Miina, being trained to detect the coronavirus from the arriving passengers' samples. Reuters
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Officials say dogs are able to detect coronavirus from a significantly lower amount of viruses than commonly used PCR tests. EPA
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Sniffer dog K'ssi at the Helsinki airport. AP Photo
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Finland has deployed coronavirus-sniffing dogs at the country’s main international airport. Sniffer dogs Miina, left, and K'ssi at the airport. AP Photo
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Kössi and Miina greet trainer Susanna Paavilainen at the airport. AFP
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Sniffer dogs named Valo and E.T. play with their trainers. AFP
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Valo watches on with his trainer. Reuters
Finland brings in dogs to sniff out Covid-19
Helsinki Airport becomes the first in Europe to trial a scheme first adopted in Dubai to assess health of travellers
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24 September, 2020
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