Japanese officials said Monday (March 1) that The Japanese government has asked Beijing to stop testing Japanese citizens with anal swabs for the New Coronavirus, a Chinese Communist virus, because the process could cause psychological burden and pain to people.
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato Katsushin said the Japanese government has not yet received a response that the Chinese side will change its testing methods, and Japan will continue to ask China to make changes.
He also said at a press conference that some Japanese people have reported to the Japanese Embassy in Beijing that they have undergone anal swab testing, which has caused them a lot of psychological pain.
Kato added that it is unclear how many Japanese people have received anal swab tests for the new coronavirus.
In addition to nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swab tests and serological tests, some Chinese cities are using anal swab tests to enhance screening.
The Washington Post previously reported that some U.S. diplomats in China have told the State Department that they are being asked to take anal swabs for the new coronavirus in China. A State Department spokesperson told reporters that the State Department is “evaluating all reasonable options” to address the issue in order to preserve the “dignity” of U.S. officials “in the spirit of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. “.
U.S. media outlet Vice quoted a State Department official as saying that the anal swab test was made in error and that China had said it would stop conducting such tests on U.S. diplomats.
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