Flatten the curve and raise the line!

‘Flatten the curve’ aims to reduce fatalities by matching patients with healthcare capacity. The United States has the highest number of ICUs in the world — 34.7 per 100 thousand people. It is still a lot lower than the expected number of cases.

Flatten the curve (source: Spinoff.co.nz)

The line indicating healthcare capacity goes halfway through the curve. In the real world, If we plot the number of cases with the number of ICUs a country…