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The R number for coronavirus has had a lot of attention, but we also need to understand the K number – the variability in how many people one infects – to stop superspreading
Asian countries such as China and Vietnam are seeing a resurgence of the virus as daily global covid-19 cases hit 300,000, with more than half occurring in the Americas