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ificandream

(11,852 posts)
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 06:50 PM Jan 2022

China brings back anal swab testing for COVID two weeks before Winter Olympics (NY Post)

China has brought back its “undignified” anal Covid swabs just two weeks before the Beijing Winter Olympics begin.

The Communist regime claims the virus test — which involves inserting a 5cm long saline-soaked swab up a patient’s bum and rotating it — is more accurate than other on-the-spot virus tests.

Chinese newspaper The Beijing News said at least 27 people underwent the anal swab tests at an apartment building in Beijing where a 26-year-old woman had caught Omicron — the city’s first recorded case of the variant.



Read more: https://nypost.com/2022/01/21/china-brings-back-anal-swab-testing-for-covid-ahead-of-winter-olympics/
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China brings back anal swab testing for COVID two weeks before Winter Olympics (NY Post) (Original Post) ificandream Jan 2022 OP
... milestogo Jan 2022 #1
That would be it for me and the Olympics ripcord Jan 2022 #2
They are not going to allow visitors anyway. LisaL Jan 2022 #3
I meant as an athlete nt ripcord Jan 2022 #4
As an RN currently working as a COVID tester in our facility, Maru Kitteh Jan 2022 #5
"Turn your head and don't cough." Hugin Jan 2022 #6
What's next? Turbineguy Jan 2022 #7
So next time I get tested, I stick my bare ass out the window at the test site drive through? Kaleva Jan 2022 #8
Imagine the drone footage of that line. Maru Kitteh Jan 2022 #10
interesting... myohmy2 Jan 2022 #9
Sounds like a sh*t show to me. Golden Raisin Jan 2022 #11
DUzy! SalviaBlue Jan 2022 #12
I wonder if people would be more likely to wear masks JI7 Jan 2022 #13
bummer Takket Jan 2022 #14
 

ripcord

(5,553 posts)
2. That would be it for me and the Olympics
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 06:52 PM
Jan 2022

There is no way I would let some Chinese official probe my ass.

Maru Kitteh

(32,015 posts)
5. As an RN currently working as a COVID tester in our facility,
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 07:21 PM
Jan 2022

It's good to be in the USA.

I just don't need to know my coworkers and their families that well!


Hugin

(38,002 posts)
6. "Turn your head and don't cough."
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 07:29 PM
Jan 2022

Rang out over the land.

It would seem my joy at the emergence of prostate blood tests was premature.

Kaleva

(40,437 posts)
8. So next time I get tested, I stick my bare ass out the window at the test site drive through?
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 08:14 PM
Jan 2022

myohmy2

(3,723 posts)
9. interesting...
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 08:18 PM
Jan 2022

" The Communist regime claims the virus test — which involves inserting a 5cm long saline-soaked swab up a patient’s bum and rotating it — is more accurate than other on-the-spot virus tests. "

...now if it were a Capitalist regime accuracy would not be the motivation...

...

 

JI7

(93,908 posts)
13. I wonder if people would be more likely to wear masks
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 11:00 PM
Jan 2022

and other things to avoid getting it if this was the only way they could test for it.

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