Volume
18
Issue
1-2
Abstract
We quantify flattening the curve under the assumption of a soft quarantine in the spread of a contagious viral disease in a society. In particular, the maximum daily infection rate is expected to drop by twice the percentage drop in the virus reproduction number. The same percentage drop is expected for the maximum daily hospitalization or fatality rate. A formula for the expected maximum daily fatality rate is given.
First Page
325
Last Page
330
Recommended Citation
Zizler, Peter and Sobhanzadeh, Mandana
(2021)
"Flattening the Curve,"
The Mathematics Enthusiast: Vol. 18
:
No.
1
, Article 20.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54870/1551-3440.1527
Available at:
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/tme/vol18/iss1/20
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.54870/1551-3440.1527
