What 'flattening the curve' means and how you can make a difference

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Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan said the next seven days are “vital” with Covid-19.

A graph showing the difference flattening the epidemic peak makes in the number of cases over time. Image: Department of Health A graph showing the difference flattening the epidemic peak makes in the number of cases over time. Image: Department of Health THERE HAS BEEN a lot of talk about “flattening the curve” of Covid-19, but what does this actually mean?

If we picture this increase on a graph, the ‘curve’ refers to how the increase in transmissions can be visualised. Flattening the curve is about making this look less extreme. To limit the spread of the infection, Kim Roberts explained that reducing social interactions can have a huge influence on numbers.

“It’s about thinking about what the risks are and trying to live as normally as possible, but change behaviours so that we minimise transmission risk.” In China for the past two months, thousands of new cases were diagnosed each day. There were 36 new cases confirmed in the country yesterday.

 

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Come on guys it's in black and white there for you now. Ole ole ole ole. You'll never beat the irish. Give it a lash Jack.

Oh yes it's great micheal and thanks to guys like you on call with hse on frontline we will all beat this virus. Let's all flatten this curve even more. You might not wear a Cape micheal but we all know your a hero. Thanks to everyone for staying at home. Thanks to journal too

Well done , your coverage from the beginning of this pandemic and in particular, this article have been both informational and reassuring. This is the info we need ROI to beat this. It’s here in black and white now let’s do it Ireland 🇮🇪🍀

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