Not sure where to put this in terms of your thinking. Vox had a report from CDC (USA) talking about flattening the curve. The relevant aspect, perhaps, is that from CDC’s perspective, social distancing, self-quarantine, work from home and similar actions was not actually expect to reduce the number of infection. The goal was to shift the peak right and bring the peak down to, or below, medical capacity.
Not sure where to put this in terms of your thinking. Vox had a report from CDC (USA) talking about flattening the curve. The relevant aspect, perhaps, is that from CDC’s perspective, social distancing, self-quarantine, work from home and similar actions was not actually expect to reduce the number of infection. The goal was to shift the peak right and bring the peak down to, or below, medical capacity.