2 weeks out from the Olympics, China is back to using anal COVID-19 swab tests on some Beijing residents to try to detect Omicron cases

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The procedure involves a cotton bud being inserted close to two inches into the rectum . 27 people were given anal COVID-19 swabs in Beijing this week in a procedure that involves inserting a cotton swab nearly two inches into the rectum . 20 January 2022, 5:54 am·3-min readBeijing is ramping up COVID-19 testing in the capital, and anally swabbing small segments of its population in a bid to ring-fence as many Omicron cases as possible.Noel Celis / AFP via Getty ImagesBeijing is doing anal swabs on a small segment of its population to detect Omicron cases. 27 people were...