That's what flattening the curve means. When this first kicked off. So many people were getting hospitalised that hospitals were overwhelmed and had to turn pe

That's what flattening the curve means. When this first kicked off. So many people were getting hospitalised that hospitals were overwhelmed and had to turn people away. Lockdown happened but still there were workers that had to continue working and other people that didn't care about the measures going out. A smaller proportion of the population were in the pool of potential covid catchers. This meant that hospitals could handle new admissions. Since proper hospital care reduced the chance of death. The UK government has not indicated that they intend to do a full lockdown intending eliminate covid.