UK’s R rate is now as high as 1.4 as huge areas go into lockdown

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The R number – measuring how quickly coronavirus is spreading – is now as high as 1.4 in the UK.
Data from the Government’s Office for Science and the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) shows the estimate for R across the country is now between 1.1 and 1.4.This is up from between 1.0 and 1.2 last week, suggesting the spread of Covid-19 is picking up at a w