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•China says that the anal swab provides a higher degree of accuracy than most established Covid-19 testing protocols.
• The Japanese government has already raised concern about its citizens being subjected to the “undignified” procedure while American diplomats have also complained.
China has made anal swab tests for the coronavirus mandatory for
almost all international arrivals, deepening a row with other countries
over a practice many have described as humiliating.
almost all international arrivals, deepening a row with other countries
over a practice many have described as humiliating.
The Japanese government has already raised concern about its citizens being subjected to the “undignified” procedure while American diplomats have also complained.
Katsunobu Kato, Japan’s chief cabinet secretary, said it would ask
China to alter its testing regimen after some Japanese travellers
reported suffering “psychological pain” from the invasive procedure.
Katsunobu Kato, Japan’s chief cabinet secretary, said it would ask
China to alter its testing regimen after some Japanese travellers
reported suffering “psychological pain” from the invasive procedure.
As
a possible compromise Lu Hongzhou, a Shanghai-based doctor, told
China’s state media that the anal swab could be substituted with a stool
sample. South Korea appears to have accepted that offer and Japan is
also understood to be in talks about a deal that would allow its
citizens to avoid a test that involves the 2-3cm insertion of a
saline-soaked cotton swab, which is then checked for the virus.
a possible compromise Lu Hongzhou, a Shanghai-based doctor, told
China’s state media that the anal swab could be substituted with a stool
sample. South Korea appears to have accepted that offer and Japan is
also understood to be in talks about a deal that would allow its
citizens to avoid a test that involves the 2-3cm insertion of a
saline-soaked cotton swab, which is then checked for the virus.
China
says that the anal swab provides a higher degree of accuracy than most
established Covid-19 testing protocols. The expansion of the swab test
to airports that now include the hubs of Beijing and Shanghai is part of
more sweeping “scientific adjustments” to China’s pandemic-control
measures, according to the government.
says that the anal swab provides a higher degree of accuracy than most
established Covid-19 testing protocols. The expansion of the swab test
to airports that now include the hubs of Beijing and Shanghai is part of
more sweeping “scientific adjustments” to China’s pandemic-control
measures, according to the government.
In Beijing, a Chinese man
who returned to the country told state media that he was required to
take a nasal or throat swab test on his third and seventh days of a
three-week quarantine. Then on the 14th and 21st day, authorities
performed the anal swab test and collected samples from his room to test
for the virus.
who returned to the country told state media that he was required to
take a nasal or throat swab test on his third and seventh days of a
three-week quarantine. Then on the 14th and 21st day, authorities
performed the anal swab test and collected samples from his room to test
for the virus.
Chinese doctors have used anal swab tests on
recovered Covid-19 patients to ensure they were virus-free. In January
the government applied the method on some residents placed in isolation
in part of a northern city following a minor outbreak.
recovered Covid-19 patients to ensure they were virus-free. In January
the government applied the method on some residents placed in isolation
in part of a northern city following a minor outbreak.
Li
Tongzeng, a respiratory disease doctor in Beijing, told state media that
virus traces stay detectable in stools far longer than in throats or
noses.
Tongzeng, a respiratory disease doctor in Beijing, told state media that
virus traces stay detectable in stools far longer than in throats or
noses.
In what appeared be an ill-timed plea, Wu Zunyou, the chief
epidemiologist at the China Centre for Disease Control, proposed that
Beijing and Washington should lift mutual travel restrictions between
them.
epidemiologist at the China Centre for Disease Control, proposed that
Beijing and Washington should lift mutual travel restrictions between
them.
He said they should recognise each nation’s vaccination
records and aim to restart travel in August or September when the United
States expects to have achieved herd immunity, initially for business
travellers.
records and aim to restart travel in August or September when the United
States expects to have achieved herd immunity, initially for business
travellers.
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