14-08-2020, 23:35
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Re: Coronavirus
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Originally Posted by Hugh
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-517682...wshealthcvd%5D
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Sage says it is no longer confident R is below 1 in England. It says models using testing data, rather than epidemiological data such as hospital admissions, to predict transmission rates are suggesting higher values for R and these are likely to be reflected in the coming weeks.
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I couldn't find that quote in the link. But I did find this which contradicts your quote:
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The current estimate by the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, known as Sage, for the R number across the whole of the UK is between 0.8 and 1.0 as of 14 August.
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