flatten the curve

Verb

 * 1)  To reduce the rate at which an  spreads during an epidemic, decreasing the number of active cases at any given time by increasing the period of time over which numbers of similar cases occur.

Usage notes
The curve represents the total number of currently infected (y-axis) over time (x-axis). A flattened curve shows a gently sloped hill of a graph, while one that was not flattened shows a steep-sided mountain of a graph. The goal of flattening the curve is to reduce peak infections so as to stay within the capacity of the healthcare system to treat the infected, allowing all who need treatment to receive it.

Coordinate terms

 * a measure used to flatten the curve
 * to take measures to increase healthcare capacity

Translations

 * Catalan: aplanar la corba
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 壓平曲線
 * Danish: flade kurven ud
 * Finnish: madaltaa käyrää
 * French: aplatir la courbe
 * Georgian: მრუდის გაბრტყელება
 * Malay: datarkan keluk, landaikan keluk
 * Spanish: aplanar la curva
 * Swedish: platta ut kurvan, platta till kurvan
 * Vietnamese: san phẳng đường cong