China has mandated that nearly all international visitors receive anal swab tests for coronavirus before they enter the country.
The facts: The communist regime believes anal swabs, which were unveiled by the Chinese state in January, are more accurate than nasal swab samples, The Times UK reported on Wednesday.
- China’s requirement comes on the heels of Japan’s request that its citizens traveling to China stop being subjected to the rectal exams.
- “Some Japanese reported to our embassy in China that they received anal swab tests, which caused a great psychological pain,” Katsunobu Kato, Japan’s chief cabinet secretary, told the media.
South Korea and Japan appear to be negotiating for China to accept stool samples in lieu of the “invasive” procedure, according to The Times UK.
What what: While the United States has adopted relatively less intrusive COVID-19 protocols, such as face masks and lockdowns, it has as yet not followed China down the path of anal swabbing.
- But other enhanced measures, such as double- and triple-masking, have been pushed by prominent health officials.
