The Beijing Olympic Committee is using stricter than usual testing for COVID-19, making it harder for Canadian athletes, especially those who have recently recovered from the virus, to pass tests upon arriving in China, CBC Sports has learned.
The cycle threshold (CT) value being used in China to detect an infection is 40, Dr. Mike Wilkinson, chief medical officer for the Canadian Olympic Committee, confirmed Monday.
The higher the CT value, the less infectious a person with COVID-19 is.
Many places in Canada use a CT value of 35.
The NBA and NHL use 30. The NFL has set its threshold at 35.
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