'The goal is to prevent the number of cases of an illness from spiking rapidly past our health care system’s ability to keep up.'
"The goal is to prevent the number of cases of an illness from spiking rapidly past our health care system’s ability to keep up," she said."If we can slow the spread of the illness, then the hope is that even if the total number of cases is as high, the pace is slow enough such that our hospitals and health systems can continue to accommodate the people who need treatment."
During the 1918 influenza pandemic, approximately 22% of the population in Sydney avoided infection due to social distancing measures like closing theaters, canceling classes and quarantining ill patients. These interventions could prove vital for mitigating the coronavirus pandemic.A woman uses hand sanitizer at Los Angeles International Airport, March 12, 2020, one day before a US flight travel ban hits 26 European countries amid ongoing precautions over the Coronavirus.
A woman uses hand sanitizer at Los Angeles International Airport, March 12, 2020, one day before a US flight travel ban hits 26 European countries amid ongoing precautions over the Coronavirus.“We don’t want to become hermits. We don’t want to get into our homes, lock the door and crawl under the bed,” said Dr. William Schaffner, professor of preventive medicine and infectious diseases at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville.
For activities such as going to the gym, people can try to go at off-hour times, sanitize commonly used equipment, and practice proper hand-washing routines, according to Schaffner. “What we’re asking people to do is look into your own lives and figure out what you’re doing and not doing that bring you all together closely, and begin to avoid those activities,” he said.
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