Sniffer dogs around the world are being trained to detect people infected with coronavirus. This innovative measure devised in France is already developing in Russia, Finland, Germany, U.K., and many other countries. Officials say dogs are able to detect coronavirus from a significantly lower amount of viruses than commonly used PCR tests. In practice a dog is able to detect a coronavirus in a person earlier than laboratory tests. (17 PHOTOS)
PHOTO PACKAGE: Coronavirus-Detecting Dogs Sniff Out Viral Threats
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FINLAND PHOTO SET PANDEMIC CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 -- Greyhound mix Kossi waits for an order to start work as four Coronavirus sniffing dogs start their work for a four-month test phase at Helsinki-Vantaa airport near Helsinki, Finland, 23 September 2020. Th

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A Coronavirus sniffer dog during a training session at the School for Service Dogs of the Bundeswehr in Ulmen near Koblenz, Germany, July 24, 2020. In the German Bundeswehr Graefin-von-Maltzan barracks in Ulmen, service dogs are being trained as sniffer dogs for the coronavirus Covid-19.

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An explosives detection dog poses at School for Service Dogs of the Bundeswehr in Ulmen near Koblenz, Germany, 24 July 2020. In the German Bundeswehr Graefin-von-Maltzan barracks in Ulmen, service dogs are being trained as sniffer dogs for the coronavirus Covid-19.

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Joe a Coronavirus sniffer dog and his trainer during a training session at the School for Service Dogs of the Bundeswehr in Ulmen near Koblenz, Germany, 24 July 2020. In the German Bundeswehr Graefin-von-Maltzan barracks in Ulmen, service dogs are being trained as sniffer dogs for the coronavirus Covid-19.