What Does "Flatten The Curve" Mean?

FLATTEN THE CURVE
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You're starting to see it everywhere. Signs in elevators, ordering a rideshare, on billboards, street signs and even popping up on cell phone apps like Tik Tok, Tinder or the Nike app: #FLATTENTHECURVE.

What exactly does "Flatten The Curve" mean outside of just knowing that this new motto can help people avoid the spread of COVID-19? 
FLATTEN THE CURVE

104-3 Jams resident doctor Richard Watson, a local ER doctor who services the Chicagoland area, dialed in to the Ed Lover Morning Show to shed light on exactly what this popular phrase means. Ed Lover also asks the doctor IF you can catch COVID-19 more than one time, to find out, take a listen below: 

Do you THINK you have COVID-19 symptoms? Reach out to Dr. Richard Watson's team and get screened HERE

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