R-Rate Drops to 1 in England as Lockdown Looms: King’s College Study

R-Rate Drops to 1 in England as Lockdown Looms: King’s College Study
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Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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The current CCP virus wave in Britain might have started to retreat, according to new data from King’s College that shows the “R rate” has dropped to one, the magic number.

That contradicts other studies published in recent days, which track infection rates via blood or swab samples, that have shown the R rate generally between 1.4 and 1.6, meaning the virus is spreading.

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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