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Finland deploys coronavirus-sniffing dogs at main airport HEALTH

DOCTOR ON DUTY
By JARI TANNER participating animals - ET,
Associated Press Kossi, Miina and Valo - pre- Oranjestad
HELSINKI (AP) — Finland viously underwent training Hospital 7:00 pm / 10:00pm
has deployed coronavirus- to detect cancer, diabetes Tel. 527 4000
sniffing dogs at the Nordic or other diseases. San Nicolas
country’s main internation- It takes the dog a mere 10 Imsan 24 hours
al airport in a four-month seconds to sniff the virus Tel.524 8833
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land, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020.
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man, a University of Helsinki Police 100
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professor of equine and Noord 527 3200
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said. San Nicolas 584 5000
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