FREE newsletter is just champion! Get the biggest and brightest stories sent straight to your inboxThe R rate of coronavirus in London may have crept above 1.The latest figures around the transmission rates of the virus have just been released by the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), and they're don't bode well for the much-hyped reopening of pubs and restaurants tomorrow.
The "R" refers to the virus' reproduction number and indicates how many others an infected person is likely to spread the disease to.Health officials have emphasised that keeping the R rate below 1 is vital to controlling the pandemic in the UK.If the number goes higher than 1, it means coronavirus is spreading at a rate faster than one-to-one and an.
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