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One thing I don’t understand is why so many people think that flattening the curve only applies to the epidemic.

There were two new cases reported in the Nebraska Panhandle yesterday, bringing the total to 359. Four are in hospital.

However, hospital bed availability here is 52%. It turns out you need hospital beds for other problems.

If that number reaches 100, then people who have problems from a heart attack to a broken hip aren’t going to be able to get into a hospital. Flattening the curve leaves hospitals available for all the other problems which haven’t gone away.