1 - The R is being driven downScotland now has one of the lowest R values of any UK nation or region at 0.6-0.8, which means that the virus finds it difficult to spread even from one person to another.
SAGE released official estimates of the ‘R number’ and the regional values for the first time.It is above 1 in parts of EnglandUK: 0.7- 0.9England: 0.8-1.0South West: 0.8-1.1East England: 0.7-0.9London, Midlands, North West, South East: 0.8-1.0North East & Yorkshire 0.7-1.0Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster and local councils, with a current focus on how our governments are handling the coronavirus pandemic.To sign up, simply enter your.