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

China Applied COVID-19 Anal Swab Tests on US Diplomats ‘In Error’: US State Department
A health worker wears a protective suit as he gestures to a man to sit down at a hotel in Beijing, China, before a COVID-19 nucleic acid test on Oct. 22, 2020. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
Eva Fu
Eva Fu
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China has given anal swab 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, which Chinese authorities claim to be more superior to nasal or throat testing methods.

Eva Fu
Eva Fu
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Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
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