MANILA, Philippines — The number of coronavirus cases in the Philippines could reach 40,000 by June 30, according to a team of researchers and scientists at the University of the Philippines on Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT“Right now, ‘yung projection namin, ginamit lang namin ‘yung R0 (pronounced R-naught) na 1.2 sa Philippines. So ‘yung projection actually is nasa 40,000 cases by June 30,” said David, who is part of the UP OCTA Research, which issues forecast report on COVID-19. The reproduction number (R0) is used to measure the transmission potential of a disease. Kung bumaba ‘yung R0—which is bumababa pa—kasi yung NCR less than 1 ‘yung R0 so pag i-project natin ‘yan, mas konti naman ‘yung cases,” David explained.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 11, 2020 03:53 UTC