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# reproductive rate

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# reproductive rate
R number drops to between 0.5 and 0.8 - but NPHET warns this will be 'really difficult to sustain'
Health officials have regularly sought to get the reproductive number below 1.
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Jan 21st 2021, 7:09 PM
# stable
'It's good news': Health Minister says virus reproductive rate is staying below 1
The reproductive rate gives an indication of the number of other people who are infected by a positive case.
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Jun 17th 2020, 4:25 PM
# Lockdown
Harris says there is 'a slight potential increase' in the Covid-19 reproductive rate
Harris said the country is still effectively suppressing the growth of the virus.
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Jun 4th 2020, 5:16 PM
# Covid-19
Number of people infected by a confirmed case of Covid-19 has fallen again
Harris said government will continue to be led by public health advice.
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May 27th 2020, 5:05 PM
# reproductive rate
'We can suppress this virus': Number of people infected by a confirmed case of Covid-19 is 0.45
The reproductive rate of the virus is 0.45, Minister for Health Simon Harris has said.
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May 21st 2020, 3:32 PM
# Covid-19
Number of people infected by a confirmed case of Covid-19 has fallen again
Every person who contracts Covid-19 is expected to spread it to no more than one other person, the figures reveal.
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Apr 23rd 2020, 4:41 PM