Beijing Olympic Committee lowers cycle threshold for COVID-19 testing


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The Beijing Olympic Committee and Chinese authorities plan to lower the threshold for producing a negative COVID-19 test for participants upon arrival at the Winter Games. Beijing 2022 sent out a release Sunday following questions regarding the previous threshold value. The cycle threshold (CT) value will drop from 40 to 35, making it easier for competitors to produce a negative test. Meaning at the Games, anyone with a PCR test less than 35 will be considered positive. The higher the CT value, the less infectious a person with COVID-19 is. Leagues such as the NHL and NBA use 30 while...