Chinese won to stop “checking the rectum” for COVID. Japanese Ro inform embassy – complaining of heartbreaking method
The Chinese won to stop “checking the rectum” – March 2 BBC Report of the concern of Japanese people After the Embassy of Japan in China was notified by civilians that they had to undergo a COVID-19 test by “Enel Swob” (Anal Swab) or the labeling device to collect samples from the anus.
Shortly after the controversy arose online, the case revealed by local Chinese media in late March. That there is a real test for rectal infection Which doctors say that this method improves the efficiency of the virus detecting deadly virus.
Mr. Katsunobukato, Cabinet Secretary, as a spokesman for the Japanese government. It said it had not received a response from the Chinese authorities. After requesting the suspension of rectal infection testing to Japanese nationals traveling to China “Some Japanese people have reported to our embassy in China that they had to undergo an Enelswop, which was first painful,” said Kato.
Japan has asked China to stop taking anal swab tests for Covid-19 on its citizens when they enter the country. Some have complained that the procedure caused them “psychological distress”, officials say. China, which has largely brought the virus under control, started carrying out anal swabs in January. /Twitter/
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Earlier this week, Chinese authorities denied compelling U.S. diplomats to undergo such tests. After the American media reported that some diplomatic staff expressed frustration at going through the EnielSwop examination,
The most popular method of detecting COVID-19 Samples are taken from the back, throat and nasal cavity because most people are believed to get the infection through the mouth. While rectal infection, which cotton swabs are inserted into the rectum at a depth of 3-5 cm and swirled around that area.
Dr. Li Dongzheng From Yu’an Hospital in Beijing Said it could increase the rate of being infected. This is because traces of the rectal virus are longer than those found in the respiratory system.
“Some Japanese reported to our embassy in China that they received anal swab tests, which caused great psychological pain,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said. It was not known how many Japanese citizens received such tests, he added. The tests are used on some of those quarantined or entering China, he also said, noting their use “has not been confirmed anywhere else in the world”. China had not so far responded to the request, he said, adding that the Japanese government had made the request through the embassy in Beijing. /Twitter/-
China using anal swabs to test those it considers at high risk of contracting Covid-19, state TV reported, with social media users squirming over the invasive procedure which doctors say can be more effective in detecting the virus. /Weibo/
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A medical worker takes a swab sample from a resident. The existing tests were preferred, as they believe most people contract the virus orally, they said. The tests involve inserting a cotton swab 3-5cm (1.2-2.0 inches) into the anus and gently rotating it. STR/AFP
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A man being tested for COVID-19 reacts as a medical worker takes a swab sample in Wuhan, China, on Thursday. | AFP-JIJI
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