COVID-19 Outbreak (Update: More than 2.9M cases and 132,313 deaths in US)

"Flattening the curve" is a phrase that has been used absolutely irresponsibly by leaders. It gives off this false sense of security that somehow the "worst" is passed us. This completely ignores the possibility that two weeks from any opening we could be worse off than a supposed height.

I still dont think we have the infrastructure in place. Is there enough supply of masks out there for joe or jane to waltz into x store and buy? Nope, not even close and telling people to just "make your own" isnt good enough for mass opening proceedures.

3 weeks ago I saw more people using masks than I did at the store today. I wonder if thats because the "flatten the curve" buzzword is giving off a false sense of security. The reality is, we as a socitey have only done enough to not overwhelm our health care systems.
That's the problem with poorly chosen sound bites and buzzwords.

People we're given the impression that once we hit peak and the curve started to "flatten" our work would be done.

It was never about just "getting" the curve flat, it was always about "getting and keeping" the curve flat, or better yet downward trending.

Physical distancing, wearing masks and minimizing our time in public places is what "got" the curve to flatten and mitigation is the only thing that is going to "keep" the curve flat or downward trending.