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WhatsApp Photo Credit: AP China formally introduced anal swab testing for COVID-19 in January, insisting that viral traces last longer in stool samples. On state-run CCTV, Li Tongzeng, an infectious disease specialist at Beijing You’an Hospital said , “If we add anal swab testing, it can raise our rate of identifying infected patients.” It is mandatory to take a COVID-19 anal swab test when visiting some areas of China. The State Department confirmed last Thursday to VICE that U.S. diplomats were subjected to anal swab tests for COVID-19 in China. “The State Department never agreed to this kind of testing...
