Re:Coronavirus: Germany infection rate rises as lockdown eases
by corty on Sunday May 10, 2020 @10:48AM
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R_0 is always above 1, or the virus wouldn't even exist in the first place. You mean R_eff
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Re:Coronavirus: Germany infection rate rises as lockdown eases
by baobabKoodaa on Sunday May 10, 2020 @08:18PM
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You have misunderstood what R0 and R_effective mean. R0 certainly can, and often does, go below 1. The only difference between R0 and R_effective is that R0 assumes everyone in the population is suaceptible to the virus.