The ‘R’ rate is the new coronavirus buzzword: Here’s what it means and why it matters
Citizens stand in a queue to buy anti-aerosol masks and disposable medical masks at a sales booth in front of the Beuel town hall during the novel coronavirus crisis on April 29 2020 in Bonn, Germany.
Andreas Rentz
As countries across Europe start to lift their lockdowns, close attention is being paid to the so-called “R” rate as an indication of whether a second wave of coronavirus…