Self-quarantine and canceling big events is necessary in stopping the spread of coronavirus. Here's what 'flattening the curve' means.
How much worse, he said, depends on the ability to contain those infected.
That's where the curve comes in – a visual measure of the two ways efforts to contain the virus could unfold. If it happens too quickly, there will not be enough hospital beds or ventilators for treating all patients. More people will die.In the worst-case scenario, the daily number of cases jump dramatically, rapidly forming a tall peak that breaks through the critical line marking the capacity of the health care system. The reality is stark: Too many cases too soon and they overwhelm the hospitals.
By spreading the cases over a longer period, the numbers grow, but more slowly, forming not a mountain but a stubbier, longer sand dune. The cases grow and peak, but stay below the health care system capacity line. The system can absorb them.
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