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Namibia trains dogs to sniff out Coronavirus

The Namibian says this is the first African country to use dogs to sniff out Covid-19.

The University of Namibia’s School of Veterinary Medicine is training dogs to detect Coronavirus.

Dogs have been proven 95% accurate at detecting Coronavirus, according to veterinary lecturer Alma Raath.

A set of guidelines have been announced for travellers coming into Nigeria, as international flights resume after months of shutdown following Covid-19 pandemic.

Some of these guidelines include a mandatory Covid-19 test result - 72 hours before arrival in Lagos or Abuja and another test on the seventh-day of arrival.

(Photo:The plan is to deploy the dogs at airports and borders. Credit: Getty)

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