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Topic: R0 value

Telangana has highest Covid ‘R’ value of 1.69, India’s overall figure now 1.11

Mohana Basu -
India’s ‘R’ value declined from 1.13 on 20 June to 1.11 until 26 June. Delhi’s ‘R’ value, which has been consistently erratic, has reduced to below 1.26 until 26 June.

India’s ‘R’ for Covid remains almost unchanged — at 1.12 this week from 1.13 last week

Mohana Basu -
At this value, total active cases are likely to cross 2.5 lakh by 4 July, said Sitabhra Sinha, a researcher at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences.

India’s ‘R’ dips to 1.13, active Covid cases could now be 2.5 lakh instead of 3.5 lakh by 4 July

Mohana Basu -
The ‘R’ number, a measure for how many people can be infected by one person, has declined after remaining at 1.22 for about a month.

India’s ‘R’ value steady at 1.23 despite easing of lockdown restrictions

Mohana Basu -
The resumption of some train services and domestic flights has not led to an increase in the effective reproduction number.

Is the R number still useful? It can’t be the sole guide to coronavirus policies

Jeremy Rossman -
Because of coronavirus pandemic, we have all heard of the R0 — it is the reproduction number of an infectious disease. But is it a suitable metric?

Reproduction rate is the coronavirus number that is worth watching

Cathy O'Neil -
Tracked closely across states, this number can help calculate which practices and scenarios have the biggest effect in tackling the coronavirus.

India’s ‘R’ value falls to 1.22, but active Covid-19 cases could reach 1 lakh by 30 May

Mohana Basu -
The ‘R’ number, which stands for how many people can be infected by one person, has declined after remaining at 1.29 for a couple of weeks.

World is talking in R0 values and infection rates, but coronavirus doesn’t care for such data

Mark Buchanan -
Averages are useful, to know where we're at in dealing with the pandemic, but there will be further flare-ups, easily large enough to overwhelm local resources.

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Defence

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National Interest

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Shekhar Gupta -
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