Vast majority of UK COVID cases were in hospitals and nursing homes

[Mark Crispin Miller]

"The national average is inflated by the huge rate of infections in care homes 

and hospitals.... The admission may provide some comfort to those fearful of 

catching the disease outside of care homes and hospital settings, as the spread 

of the disease is not as alarming as the headline figure would suggest." 

The whole article is worth reading carefully.

MCM

Coronavirus 'R' rate could be as low as 0.5 outside 

of hospitals—with the national average inflated by 

the huge infection rate in medical settings, say SAGE 

scientists

• The coronavirus 'R' rate is lower than previously revealed, new documents show
• In the community the rate was closer to 0.5, lower than the national average 
• The crucial R rate is how the Government makes decisions on easing lockdown
• 
  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8370921/Coronavirus-R-rate-low-0-5-outside-hospitals.html
  

By COLIN FERNANDEZ and SOPHIE BORLAND and VICTORIA ALLEN FOR THE DAILY MAIL

PUBLISHED: 17:00 EDT, 29 May 2020 | UPDATED: 22:53 EDT, 29 May 2020

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