COVID-19: How Singapore’s ‘circuit breaker’ helps to prevent further spread
Singapore’s ‘circuit breaker’ measures aim to lower the basic reproduction number of COVID-19, also known as R0 (prounounced R-naught), and reduce the average number of people who catch the virus from a single infected person. According to Vice Dean (Research), Associate Professor Alex Cook, data suggests that Singapore’s cumulative measures to contain the outbreak have been successful in driving down R0 to be at or below one since the start of the outbreak in January. This means that each infected person here spreads the disease to about one other personRead more
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