As the COVID-19 global epidemic rises with the Omicron shock, one of the largest consumer electronics fairs, CES 2022, is counterattacked: At CES 2022, which was announced to be held with physical participation, all participants will be asked to do a COVID-19 PCR test before entering any venue.
The anticipated trade show in Las Vegas entered a new phase today, with the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announcing that all attendees will be vaccinated and social distancing, as well as announcing that free 15-minute nasal test sticks will be provided with Abbott BinaxNOW COVID-19 Test Kits.
Gary Shapiro, CTA President and CEO, said in a statement: “In August, we announced that every CES attendee must be fully vaccinated. Additionally, CES is offering free COVID-19 onsite at badge collection points as an additional step to protect the health and safety of all our attendees and staff. will provide the tests,” he said.
Participants will receive their kits when they come to collect their badges and will be able to administer the tests in the privacy of their hotel rooms. The aim is stated as that anyone who wants to walk around the fair floors can show a negative test result one day before coming to any congress hall.
While some participants expressed concern about the rise of the Omicron variant, many say they plan to participate no matter what.
The CES 2022 event will officially kick off on January 5 and will run until January 8. However, journalists and those who set up their booths will start arriving on January 2nd. The test kits will be available on January 2, the CTA told TechRadar.
While the scale of what the CTA has planned may seem enormous, CES in 2022 is actually much more manageable than in past years: The CTA has promised tens of thousands of attendees but is unlikely to come close to the 175,000 attendees seen at CES 2019, and the number of booth holders is also greater than in 2019. It will be less than half.
Other previously announced CES 2022 health protocols remain in effect, including mask requirements, proof of vaccination, better venue ventilation, larger show space design, and color badges that indicate whether you prefer a handshake, elbow touch, or maintaining distance. . .
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