Quote Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman View Post
I do understand the concept (at least to a degree), but I think it's something the scientists, medical experts and politicians should have kept to themselves rather than make a key factor in their public discussions about the pandemic. I don't think it's helped at all. Indeed, I think it's not only confused the issue but it may have even given some people a false sense of security.

If they had said at the outset that if you have this virus you are likely to infect at least three more people and simply left it at that, I think the public would have understood it and the message would have been far more effective. However, by talking about getting the 'R' number down, saying stuff like 'the R is now between 0.5 and 0.8,' and displaying graphics claiming that one infected person is now infecting just 0.6 others, they've served only to complicate the issue.
What’s happened to the Covid Alert System? As I thought this was the public guide as to when restrictions would be relaxed as it combined ‘R’ with number of cases.

There was a bit of fanfare that we were progressing towards level 3. It was presented daily at one stage but has disappeared as far as I can tell since 22nd May.