Public health measures can slow the spread of coronavirus it to keep the number infected at any one time at a manageable level
In their response to the coronavirus outbreak, public health experts and government officials have repeatedly referenced the importance of “flattening the curve”. But what does this mean, exactly?
When faced by a threat such as Covid-19, epidemiologists often look for two important numbers: how infectious a disease is, quantified by the number of people infected by each person infected, and the total number of people who die as a result of catching the illness.
Source: Covid-19 outbreak: what do health experts mean by ‘flattening the curve’?
Category: Coronavirus outbreak, Infectious diseases, Science
