Social distancing works.

The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine estimate that before the lockdown one positive person would infect 2.6 other people.

Now it& #39;s just 0.62.

This means the virus is cornered - it has nowhere to go and will burn out. Good news.
Excellent piece by @sneweyy explaining what the numbers mean- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/number-one-important-covid-19-sweeps-britain/">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-he...
Why is the number ‘one’ so important as Covid-19 sweeps Britain?

The reproductive value describes the average number of people an infected individual can expect to pass the coronavirus onto

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/number-one-important-covid-19-sweeps-britain/
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