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China Applied COVID-19 Anal Swab Tests on US Diplomats ‘In Error’: US State Department

China has given anal awab tests to U.S. diplomats for COVID-19 “in error” and promised to exclude them from such practices in the future, the State Department told The Epoch Times on Feb. 25. The comments came after some U.S. diplomatic staff stationed in China complained to Washington about having to undergo the intrusive procedure,…


Chinese Citizens Decry New Anal Swab Testing for COVID-19

Beijing and other Chinese regions have recently begun conducting anal swab tests on people, claiming that they can more accurately detect COVID-19 than the more commonly used nasal swabs. Chinese people expressed concerns about the new testing method—sometimes done in front of others at quarantine centers—saying it is an invasion of privacy and also extremely…