Before revision: upright=1.4|SIR model showing the impact of reducing the infection rate () by 76% Flattening the curve is an expression that describes an active public health strategy to slow down the spread of pandemics It became in common use during the SARS-CoV-2 virus during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
After revision: upright=1.4|SIR model showing the impact of reducing the infection rate () by 76% Flattening the curve is a public health strategy to slow down the spread of an epidemic, used against the SARS-CoV-2 virus during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.