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> The health services will be overwhelmed if all we do is tell people to wash their hands. Again, that's not what "flatten the curve means". It never was. It's
by rumanator 7y ago
> The health services will be overwhelmed if all we do is tell people to wash their hands.
Again, that's not what "flatten the curve means". It never was. It's governments declaring state of emergency or alarm or whatever, and require citizens to stay at home for a couple of weeks and avoid social contact.
- etrabroline 7y agoPeople are hearing "flatten the curve" and thinking that a few small personal hygiene changes will save the day. It won't. Like you say, governments need to declare a state of emergency and require citizens to stay home. That's what this article is trying to say. Telling people to wash their hands is less important than telling them to demand immediate government action.
- rumanator 7y ago> People are hearing "flatten the curve" and thinking that a few small personal hygiene changes will save the day. That's your personal assertion, not the definition or what "people" think or say. You are insisting on a notion that you've made up as if it was a strawman. It's wrong and unsupported. Just let or go.