Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Wednesday wrote to all or any states and Union territories saying that a rise within the R think about some states may be a matter of concern.
"You could also be aware that any increase in R factor above 1.0 is an indicator of spread of Covid-19. Therefore, it's important that the authorities concerned shall be made liable for ensuring Covid appropriate behaviour altogether crowded places...," the letter said.
What is this R factor?
According to reports, Kerala and northeast states have an increased R factor, which is why the decline in cases has become sluggish.
According to a PTI report, the Institute of Mathematical Sciences in Chennai has come up with a study on this R factor and located that Kerala, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura are a rise during this factor.
In June end, the R factor was 0.88 and within the middle of May, it was 0.78.
What was the R factor during the height of the second wave?
According to the Institute of Mathematical Sciences finding, the R-value was 1.37 between March 9 and April 21. Between April 24 and should 1, it was 1.18, then from April 29 to May 7, it was 1.10. Since then the worth was decreasing.
R-value and therefore the spread of the virus
Lockdown and lockdown-like restrictions keep this value under check. If people don't leave , an infected person can't spread the infection. Hence, the R-value was low in May though 2nd wave was raging at that point . Many of the states were under strict lockdown at that point .
What are the R-values in these states?
According to this institute, Kerala has an R-value of 1.10. The R-value in Manipur is 1.07, Meghalaya 0.92, Tripura 1.15, Mizoram 0.86m Arunachal Pradesh 1.14, Sikkim 0.88, and Assam 0.86.
