BEIJING (REUTERS) – China’s foreign ministry on Thursday (Feb 25) denied that United States diplomats in the country were asked to take anal swabs for Covid-19, following media reports that some US diplomats had complained about the procedure.

US media outlet Vice on Wednesday cited a US State Department official as saying that the test was given in error and that China had said it would stop using the swabs for testing of US diplomats.…

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