This "fact check" only serves to confirm pieceofcakedude's statement. Not about who said it (who cares?), but about the test not being trustworthy. Reuters stat

This "fact check" only serves to confirm pieceofcakedude's statement. Not about who said it (who cares?), but about the test not being trustworthy. Reuters states, in the last paragraph, "PCR tests ... show that SARS-CoV-2 viral genetic material is present in the patient" -- not that the PCR test confirms any minimum quantity, enough to cause any adverse effects. This is what the NYTimes reported on, that the amplification necessary to detect the virus was very often so great, implying what existed in the person was so tiny as to be inert. Reuters agrees: "It is important to note that detecting viral material by PCR does not indicate that the virus is fully intact and infectious" Pregnancy tests should return a binary result. Pretty much every other test requires a quantity for context. Imagine a blood-alcohol test that can say yes, alcohol is present, but is unable to distinguish between ingesting a teaspoon of cough syrup vs. drinking a six-pack.