September 11, 2020

latest results from the REACT-1 study on coronavirus spread across the country

This briefing covered the latest report from the largest community coronavirus testing programme, REACT. The report includes swab tests carried out on 300,000 people across England between the end of July and start of September, including estimates of coronavirus prevalence, R, and breakdowns by age, geography and demographics.

Speakers included:

Prof Paul Elliott, FMedSci, Director of the REACT programme, and Chair in Epidemiology and Public Health Medicine, Imperial College London

Prof Steven Riley, Professor of Infectious Disease Dynamics, Imperial College London

This Briefing was accompanied by an SMC Roundup of Comments.