'Close to 100% accuracy': Helsinki airport uses sniffer dogs to detect Covid
by Jon Henley Europe correspondent from Science | The Guardian on (#58HCS)
Researchers running Helsinki pilot scheme say dogs can identify virus in seconds
Four Covid-19 sniffer dogs have begun work at Helsinki airport in a state-funded pilot scheme that Finnish researchers hope will provide a cheap, fast and effective alternative method of testing people for the virus.
A dog is capable of detecting the presence of the coronavirus within 10 seconds and the entire process takes less than a minute to complete, according to Anna Hielm-Bjorkman of the University of Helsinki, who is overseeing the trial.
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