The latest estimate for the R0 value for COVID-19 is 5.7 in this CDC early release article.
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/7/20-0282_article
The R0 for the Flu is 1.3
R0, or "Basic Reproduction Number" is how many people on average will contract a disease from every person who is infected with the disease.
In other words, if 1000 people are infected with COVID-19, then those 1000 will infect 5700 people directly . Then those 5700 will infect 32,490. And then those 32,490 will infect 185,193, who will infect 1,055,600. And so on.
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/7/20-0282_article
The R0 for the Flu is 1.3
R0, or "Basic Reproduction Number" is how many people on average will contract a disease from every person who is infected with the disease.
In other words, if 1000 people are infected with COVID-19, then those 1000 will infect 5700 people directly . Then those 5700 will infect 32,490. And then those 32,490 will infect 185,193, who will infect 1,055,600. And so on.
