Alternative sample 'more effective' in corona test

Samples are usually collected from the nose or mouth to identify Kavid-19. This time, China has started testing corona with samples (mucus) from the anus. Doctors in the country claim that the Cavid-19 test is more effective in this method. Although many people in China have started sharply criticizing this approach through social media. According to a report by China's state-run television channel CCTV, the Cavid-19 test was launched last week in the capital, Beijing, and several nearby cities. This method is being applied especially to those who are in home quarantine. This method also seems to be more effective in determining whether the infected person has recovered.

Local doctors say they have examined samples of the nose and anus. It has a higher detection rate in anal samples. That means anal sample testing is more effective. The reason, they say, is that the coronavirus lasts longer in the anus than in the lungs. But many in China have called the practice "embarrassing." "I feel lucky to have had such an ordeal," one wrote on online social media.

Another wrote, ‘I had to give anal samples twice. The first time I was so scared that one of the nurses didn't dare take my sample the second time.' However, the CCTV report confirmed that this method of collecting samples from the anus would not be widely applied. Source: Times of India.