Beijing residents are tested for Covid-19 ahead of the Winter Olympics. Photo: SCMP/Simon Song
Winter Olympics: easier for athletes to test negative at Beijing 2022 as IOC softens restrictions in trying to reduce chances of false positives
- Organisers have lowered the Ct value to 35 from 40, which means those recovering from Covid-19 are less likely to test positive on arrival in Beijing
- ‘At what level of Ct does somebody start being infectious or stop being infectious is not absolutely clear,’ IOC medical chief Brian McCloskey says
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Beijing residents are tested for Covid-19 ahead of the Winter Olympics. Photo: SCMP/Simon Song