Virus spread: What is the R number and why is it important?

Name: Virus spread: What is the R number and why is it important?
Uploaded: 2020-05-12T15:38:23+00:00
Duration: 1 min 49 s
Description: The reproduction rate of a virus, the 'r naught', refers to how infectious a disease is, indicating the number of people likely to be infected by someone contaminated with Covid-19. The rate is correlated to factors including the period of contagion, the amount of people they have been in contact with, and how the virus is transmitted.

Issued on: 12/05/2020 - 17:38

The reproduction rate of a virus, the 'r naught', refers to how infectious a disease is, indicating the number of people likely to be infected by someone contaminated with Covid-19. The rate is correlated to factors including the period of contagion, the amount of people they have been in contact with, and how the virus is transmitted.