What Is 'Flattening the Curve' and Why Does It Matter to Hospitals? [The Motley Fool]
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What Is 'Flattening the Curve' and Why Does It Matter to Hospitals? The key to our health -- and hospitals' health -- during the coronavirus pandemic has to do with one particular curve. As the spread of the coronavirus continues, everyone from the medical community to government officials is talking about "flattening the curve." What does it mean, exactly? The "curve" here refers to the line on a graph that rises as the number of cases of a particular infectious disease increase, then falls as that number goes down. Flattening that line means slowing transmission of COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus, so a community or society doesn't end up with an overwhelming number of cases all at the same time. Graphically, we see this as a line that rises slightly and stabilizes over time at a certain level, then declines at the same measured pace. Considered the best way to stop the pandemic, this flattening of the curve can save lives by allowing hospitals the time and resour
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