China to enter the mandatory “anal screening” Japanese media: travelers in Japan must also be tested in isolated hotels

A Chinese physician uses a dummy to demonstrate and teach how to collect a Wuhan pneumonia test through the anus. Photo: Photo taken on WeChat

The outbreak of Wuhan pneumonia (CCP) in China has spread rapidly around the world, with countries taking nasopharyngeal, pharyngeal, or serological tests. In January, the Wuhan pneumonia outbreak in northern China showed signs of further expansion, and the Chinese Communist authorities began taking tests from the anus for nucleic acid testing (PCR) to strengthen Epidemic prevention. According to The Japanese Fuji News Network (FNN), Japanese people entering China are also among the subjects of the “anal screening” tests.

In order to reduce the risk of missing cases, Beijing has recently conducted anal swab tests on some key populations. According to the information released by Beijing, after an asymptomatic 9-year-old boy was diagnosed, all the students and staff of the boy’s school, including 1,300 people, underwent nucleic acid tests and serological tests on the nose, throat and anus. The sudden launch of the anal test has become a topic of discussion among the Chinese public and has been described by Chinese netizens as “extremely insulting”.

The Fuji News reported that the anal nucleic acid tests are conducted on people who are under observation in isolation facilities, people with fever and suspected infection, people with digestive symptoms, and people in close contact with confirmed patients. Since there are not many people entering China from Japan recently, the testing of Japanese people is conducted in isolated hotels.

In addition, according to the Korean media “Korea Economy”, a Korean man who arrived in Beijing on a plane and was quarantined at a designated hotel was suddenly asked to take off his pants for an anal examination. “But he was required to provide a stool sample to be tested for the virus.