China starts using anal swabs to test 'high-risk' people for Covid
by Agence France-Presse in Beijing from Science | The Guardian on (#5DCCK)
Method can increase detection rate among infected people, senior Beijing doctor tells state TV
China has begun using anal swabs to test those it considers to be at high risk of contracting Covid-19, state TV has reported.
Officials took anal swabs from residents of neighbourhoods with confirmed Covid-19 cases in Beijing last week, according to the state broadcaster CCTV, while those in designated quarantine facilities have also had the tests.
Continue reading...