Several American citizens have been sent home for medical tests after a government employee working in Guangzhou, southern China, reported symptoms similar to those experienced by diplomats hit by a suspected “sonic attack” in Cuba last year, the US government said.
The state department said on Wednesday that it had sent a medical team to Guangzhou to screen employees and their family members who requested medical checks following the first case which “was consistent with what American personnel in Havana, Cuba, had experienced”.
The first report of a consul worker in China suffering symptoms similar to those seen in Cuba following suspected “sonic attacks” surfaced last month amid simmering tensions between the US and China over trade and security issues.