Just a few months ago, no one, aside from epidemiologists and their ilk, had heard of the R number. Now, thanks to the coronavirus, everyone has heard of it and most people can tell you that it’s the ...

Four months ago, the phrase “R number” didn’t mean much to anyone except epidemiologists and infectious disease experts. But as the coronavirus pandemic has raced around the world, infecting millions ...

Jeremy Rossman has received research funding from the Medical Research Council and the European Commission. He is the President of the non-profit organisation Research-Aid Networks. A few months ago, ...

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This is the eighth article in the series. Last time we looked at the risks surrounding return to work, and reviewed mitigating factors for those set to work in offices as well as some thoughts for ...

There were 237 suspected and confirmed cases of monkeypox reported outside of Africa on Tuesday as the virus spread to the United Arab Emirates and the Czech Republic for the first time in this ...

This article was last updated on 13 October 2021. The basic reproduction number, also known as the R or R0, is the average number of people one person with an infectious disease will likely infect in ...