Thatevenifthesamenumberofpeopleeventuallygetsickintheend, evenwithout a vaccineor a cure, takingdrasticactionbeforeweseethingsgetbad, thatwillsavelivesallonitsown.
While I wasworkingonthis, Grantfrom 3Blue1Brownreleased a reallygoodvideodiggingintomoreofthemathbehindwhyandhowthisallchanges, andhe's definitelymygo-towhenitcomestomath, so I'llput a linkdownbelowsoyoucanwatchthatlater.
Soevenifwesomehowdidnothingelsetostop a diseaseoutbreakorpandemic, andthesametotalnumberofpeoplegetinfectedintheend, itisso, soimportanttoslowdownhowmanynewcasesweseeeveryday, toflattenthecurveandkeep a pandemicfromoverwhelminghealthcare.