COVID-19's New Graph: Flatten the Curve, But Also Raise the Bar

COVID-19's New Graph: Flatten the Curve, But Also Raise the Bar

Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 3-week extension of the lockdown till 3 May, the focus and the purpose of these hard lockdowns has been social distancing and what's being called 'flattening the curve'. Flattening the curve of the outbreak has been at the centre of the fight against COVID-19 across the world and this has included social distancing, washing hands and staying at home. Flattening the curve reduces the peak of hospitalisation and potential deaths, reducing the burden on the healthcare services, that is already overburdened. But, more and more experts, across the world, are now advocating “Raising the Bar”, along with flattening the curve.