India Coronavirus Dispatch: India's 'R value' remains unchanged at 0.90

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India’s R value remains unchanged at 0.90

What is the R value? It is a key measure of how quickly the virus is spreading. In simple terms, it is the average number of people who become infected by an infected individual. If the R value is above 1, the virus will spread quickly. If it is below 1, the virus will slow. R stands for reproduction number.

Even as the cumulative active caseload continued to shrink, India’s R value stayed at 0.90 this week, according to a report in the ThePrint. It had risen from 0.86 the week before. R