How common is transmission from surfaces and shopping etc ?

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How common is it ? How likely is it you'll pick it up from a door or from cash etc ?

Re official estimated R rates

Here is the history of reported numbers:

www.gov.uk/guidance/the-r-number-in-the-uk#history

In August-September, these predictions only indicated real issues on September 4.

The R number range for the UK is 0.9-1.1 and the growth rate range is -1% to +2% per day as of 4 September 2020.

In reality positivity rates (and therefore cases) started going up steadily from August 24. Zoe was in fact the first source that indicated the issue back at the end of summer.

@picklesarnie a creme egg is no longer classed as chocolate. It's oily slimy goo.

If we are being told to wash hands and wipe shopping trolleys then of course there has to be a risk. Ambulances have to be deep cleaned between each use it’s not just a case of leave the door open for 5min job done. There had to be some risk