Guess essay by Eric Worrall
h / t Breitbart; Chinese scientists believe that if they shove that fuzzy swab thing up your bum rather than your nose, you are more likely to get an accurate Covid-19 test result.
Beijing tests for COVID-19 with anal swabs that may have the virus survive longer: experts
By Fan Anqi and Deng Xiaoci
Published: January 23, 2021, 3:16 p.m.
Beijing reported that a 9-year-old boy tested positive for COVID-19 last week, and his school ran a range of tests, including serum antibody tests, nose, throat and even anal swabs for all staff and students, which amazed many prompted when anal swabs could be more accurate in detecting the virus than other measures.
Li Tongzeng, deputy director of infectious diseases at Beijing You’an Hospital, said studies have shown that coronavirus survives longer in the anus or excrement than that taken from the upper torso, and in some silent carriers the virus could be 3 to 5 Days present in the throats so some tests can give false negative results.
Taking an anal swab could increase accuracy in key groups, Li noted during an interview with Central Chinese Television. However, since the method is not as practical as throat swabs, it is only used on key groups in quarantine centers.
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Read more: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202101/1213668.shtml
In Australia, wastewater tests are conducted regularly to identify transmission hotspots in the community. Therefore, it seems plausible that the Chinese researchers are right that anal swabs are more likely to detect Covid-19 infection.
I guess the question is, how much do you want to know if you actually have Covid?
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