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> I've had people argue that this is containment > rather than flattening the curve, but I think it's > both, it's containment, which is roughly > the limit
by hsitz 6y ago
> I've had people argue that this is containment
> rather than flattening the curve, but I think it's
> both, it's containment, which is roughly
> the limit condition for flattening the curve.
I suppose that's one way of looking at it.
But using the "hammer and the dance" metaphor, if you start the dance (containment) early enough, there is no need to bring the hammer (because no big spike to flatten). https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-the-hammer-and-the-dance-be9337092b56 https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-the-hammer-and-th...
- SpicyLemonZest 6y agoThe problem is that this doesn't seem to be universally true. Singapore and Hong Kong have had to bring the hammer anyway.
- hsitz 6y agoOf course there is no guarantee that containment (the dance) will be done correctly.