The German Alpine Director Wolfgang Maier sharply criticized the organizers of the Winter Games in China just four weeks before the start of the Olympic Games. “Personally, I do not think it is responsible that we are sent to China, where you can decide how you want to do it.”, said the sports official on Saturday (January 8th, 2022) in the sports show.
“Demand standardization of tests”
Specifically, the 61-year-old makes his criticism of the corona tests. “I demand standardization of the corona tests and other test values”said Maier and criticized the limit values of the Chinese Olympic organizers for PCR-Testing: “The set CTValues of 40 and you are completely exposed to them because you do not know what they are testing and how they are testing it and whether it is actually your tests. These are topics that you have to be allowed to discuss critically. “
What is the CT-Worth?
The so-called CTValue of one PCR-Tests provide information about whether a virus such as the corona virus can be detected and how many cycles the virus needs to be infectious. A lower one CTValue is therefore an indication of a high viral load and a high risk of infection.
The higher the CTValue, the lower the risk of infection. In science it is discussed that there is no longer any risk of infection from values of 24 or higher. The German Robert Koch Institute recommends one “Stripping” affected persons from one CT-Value of 30. This is not a limit value, however, because PCR tests are not standardized and the results depend on how the samples are taken.