Experts criticize Alberta over failure to disclosure R value for 2 weeks

The COVID-19 reproductive number – or R value – describes how the coronavirus spreads within a population. While Alberta Health had previously been providing the R value when asked, it stopped doing so after Nov. 24 – when new restrictions were announced. As Julia Wong explains, critics say the refusal to disclose the number for the past two weeks calls the government’s transparency into question.

• Experts levy criticism at province over failure to disclose Alberta’s R value