2021-02-12 15:06:12 GMT2021-02-12 23:06:12(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
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LONDON, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) The British economy shrunk faster than at any point in 100 years in 2020, as headline gross domestic product (GDP) dropped by 9.9 percent, according to new data from the British Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Friday.
The last quarter of 2020 saw a rise of 1.0 percent in GDP but was sharply down on the 16.1 percent growth seen in the previous three months, said the ONS.
Monthly GDP increased by 1.2 percent during December 2020, as the two-week reopening of many shops and restaurants gave the economy a pre-Christmas lift, but remained 6.3 percent below February 2020 levels, said the ONS.
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UK s coronavirus reproduction number drops slightly
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2021-01-29 15:35:54 GMT2021-01-29 23:35:54(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
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LONDON, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) Britain s coronavirus reproduction number, known as the R number, is estimated at between 0.7 and 1.1, the British government s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) said Friday.
The R, which refers to the number of people an infected person will pass the virus on to, is one of many indicators scientists use to determine how fast COVID-19 is spreading in the country.
An R number of between 0.7 and 1.1 means on average every 10 people with the virus will infect between seven and 11 others. If the R number is above one, it means the number of cases will increase exponentially.