R number

Our new series of micro-articles deals with the newly everyday occurrence of the modern media simply changing what a word means. Today’s word is “rise, or “increase”. Our latest entry in New Speak is actually our first, it was this specific article that inspired the section, butsomehow breaking news and the turning cycle of life …

German researchers looked at changes in the R number over time, and found they had "no direct connection" with lockdown measures. Significantly, infections were already declining when lockdowns were imposed last March.
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