Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said the government has not received a response that Beijing would change the testing procedure, so Japan would continue to ask China to alter the way of testing.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome Japanese reported to our embassy in China that they received anal swab tests, which caused a great psychological pain,\u201d Kato told a news conference.<\/p>\n
It was not known how many Japanese citizens received such tests for the coronavirus, he said.<\/p>\n
Some Chinese cities are using samples taken from the anus to detect potential COVID-19 infections as China steps up screening to make sure no potential carrier of the new coronavirus is missed.<\/p>\n
China\u2019s foreign ministry denied last month that US diplomats in the country had been required to take anal swab tests for COVID-19, following media reports that some had complained about the procedure.<\/p>\n
Published: 01 March ,2021: 03:29 PM GST
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