China Makes Anal Swab Covid Tests Compulsory for Foreign Arrivals.
By Didi Tang, Beijing
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.
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.
Arrivals at Beijing Capital airport may have to have the invasive procedure, which China insists is more accurate than a throat or nasal swab test
