Scotland R number

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Anyone seen today’s R estimate for Scotland? I thought they were meant to be announced every Thursday but can only see last weeks one

from here -www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-modelling-epidemic-scotland-issue-no-5/

"Up to the 17 June, R in Scotland was estimated to be between 0.6 & 0.8. "

The lower the number of cases there is the R number is not as relevant. The 7 day average for new cases is 21. I think Nicola Sturgeon is going for a policy of wanting to eliminate Covid

Thanks @PatriciaHolm, same as last week then
Yes, @sparkle17 I had heard the lower the numbers go the less important/relevant it becomes, I was just curious as I hadn’t seen it in amongst all the other stuff from today’s announcement

I'm not in Scotland, but have family there. I keep an eye on their numbers and it has seemed to me be a hard sell for the Scottish government to tell everyone to stay home and put their lives and businesses on hold because of a disease that is affecting so few people.
Hard enough in England tbh.

I think Nicola sturgeon is on a mission to eradicate the virus.. But at what price to mental health and the economy

14 weeks with no real end in sight.. Its depressing

Surely if we eradicate it we can get back to a more realistic normal more quickly.

Our measures aren't that much stricter than England's are they? Am I missing something?

Frasersmummy

It’s just so depressing Nicola is not looking at the big picture, when employment is sky high & people are losing there homes, and there mental heath is a rock bottom, what going to happen then!! Never mind that the kids don’t look like they will be getting a fall week at school next tear.

I am so disappointed with progress today here in Scotland. I think most people are giving up and beyond offices and work places being open, people are just going to get on with life. I saw some of it yesterday when out for a walk.

She’s given very little today and 3 weeks is a really long time to wait for progress.

cases in my region have increased massively this week.
We ha so new cases for 2+ weeks. previous to that one or so a day for weeks.
Now a big increase

Where are you?

Yeah @IKEA888 where is that (roughly) I haven’t noticed any massive case increases?

Agree @Mightymurphy

People are doing their own thing

Rates are so low in Scotland

20 odd new cases a day or less

Millions of people stuck in limbo for low rates like this makes no sense