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I read were dogs can detect the coronavirus is this true?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

COVID 19: The Univ. of Helsinki has trained canine medical diagnostic assistants to sniff out urine samples from COVID 19 patients (in just a few weeks). More work will need to be done before they can be used clinically in settings such as airports and nursing homes. This is REMARKABLE !!

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Answered 7/12/2020

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