In China, they began using a new way to test for coronavirus – anal swabs. This is reported by Bloomberg.
This unusual method has come to be used along with nasal and oropharyngeal swabs and antibody tests. During the procedure, a cotton swab soaked in saline is inserted into the anus about two to three centimeters.
According to the newspaper, more than a thousand schoolchildren and teachers in Beijing have already been subjected to this procedure after an asymptomatic patient was found in one of the schools. An anal swab also has to be taken upon arrival in the capital. One woman told the publication that authorities told her to take a swab on her own when she was undergoing mandatory quarantine after flying from Hong Kong.
Earlier it was reported that in northeast China, in Jilin province, a new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic has emerged. In addition, high incidence rates are recorded in the Hubei province, which was most affected by the first wave of the pandemic.
Against the backdrop of an increase in coronavirus infections, the PRC authorities resumed the construction of temporary hospitals for people with coronavirus. In particular, in the city of Nangong, Hebei province, a medical facility of the corresponding profile for 1.5 thousand wards was built in five days.
