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VKontakte Odnoklassniki The Chinese government has used anal swabs to test US diplomats for COVID-19 – but Beijing insisted to Washington that the butt checks were made “in error,” according to VICE World News. “The State Department never agreed to this kind of testing and protested directly to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs when we learned that some staff were subject to it,” a State Department rep told the outlet Wednesday. Washington complained that the rather invasive procedure was undignified, according to the report. The State spokesperson said Beijing had assured Washington that the tests were given “in error” —...
