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China has denied that it required US diplomats to undergo anal swab tests for coronavirus.
Anal swabs involve inserting a cotton swab 3-5cm (1.2-2.0 inches) into the anus and gently rotating it.
It is not known how many US diplomats may have had the test.
"The State Department never agreed to this kind of testing and protested directly to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs when we learned that some staff were subject to it," a state department spokesperson told Vice News on Wednesday.
The State Department added that it was told by Beijing that the test was given "in error".
[link:https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-56196977|
It is not known how many US diplomats may have had the test.
"The State Department never agreed to this kind of testing and protested directly to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs when we learned that some staff were subject to it," a state department spokesperson told Vice News on Wednesday.
The State Department added that it was told by Beijing that the test was given "in error".
[link:https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-56196977|
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