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The Finnish Covid-detection dogs in the news. Here are some selected picks.
  • Finland first in Europe to use dogs to detect Covid-19, 1 December 2020
     
  • Finavia: Covid-19 sniffer dogs Kössi, Miina, E.T and Valo received Special Hero Dog awards for their work at Helsinki Airport., 30 October, 2020
     
  • Trained dogs sniff out Covid-19 at Helsinki airport, 28 October, 2020
     
  • BBC: Coronavirus: Helsinki airport trials sniffer dogs as Covid-19 detectors, 24 SeptembEr 2020
     
  • Guardian: Any breed could do it': dogs might be a Covid tester's best friend, 25 September 2020
     
  • Guardian: Sniffer dogs used to detect coronavirus in Helsinki airport as part of trial – video,  24 September, 2020
     
  • NYT:  the Nose Needed for This Coronavirus Test Isn’t Yours. It’s a Dog’s., 23 September, 2020
     
  • Washington Post: Finland to deploy coronavirus-sniffing dogs at Helsinki Airport, 22 September, 2020
     
  • Forbes: Coronavirus Travel: Are Covid-Sniffing Dogs At Airports The Solution?, 24 September, 2020
     
  • Smithsonian Magazine: Helsinki Airport Employs Dogs to Sniff Out Signs of Covid-19 in Travelers’ Sweat, 28 September, 2020
     
  • Business Insider: An airport in Finland is using dogs to detect the coronavirus, and researchers say they are 'close to 100%' accuracy, 26 September, 2020
     
  • Koronakoira tunnisti MTV:n työntekijästä koronan – Katso, kuinka Silja pääsi viruksen jäljille, 24 January 2022
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