Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
bending the curve
Greek translation:
κάμψη της καμπύλης
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English term
bending the curve
COVID-19
GBK
English to Greek
Medical
Medical (general)
Definition from
Fox Baltimore:
(n.) The phrases “bending the curve” and “flattening the curve” are both being used to describe how prevention and cointanment measures are meant to help stop the spread of the pandemic. Bending the curve refers to taking drastic measures so that the number of cases, represented by an exponential curve (the graph of an equation of the form y = ba^x, where a and b are positive constant), changes direction —moving downwards.
Example sentences:
Bending the Pandemic Curve: Improving Decision-Making With Clinical Research (LWW Journals)
“If a Wuhan-like outbreak were to take place in a U.S. city, even with strong social distancing and contact tracing protocols as strict as the Wuhan lockdown, hospitalization and ICU needs from COVID-19 patients alone may exceed current capacity,” they wrote. “We don’t want to go that route,” Rivers told STAT. “So it’s the top priority right now that we bend the curve.” (STAT)
As I told Dan, the problem is that if 2-3% of the infected individuals need ICU care but no health system on earth is designed to deal with that kind of demand. Hence, if you want the same fatality rate as Taiwan or Germany, it’s all about preventing your ICUs from being swamped. That’s all about bending the curve. (Regenexx)
Proposed translations
(Greek)
| 4 +2 | κάμψη της καμπύλης |
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κάμψη της καμπύλης
Definition from
own experience or research:
σημείο έναρξης της μείωσης των κρουσμάτων της επιδημίας το οποίο στην καμπύλη που απεικονίζει την πορεία της επιδημίας αντιστοιχεί σε αλλαγή της ανοδικής πορείας με κάμψη προς τα κάτω
Example sentences:
«Η κάμψη της καμπύλης» και «η μείωση των μολύνσεων» οφείλεται στο γεγονός ότι η κοινωνική αποστασιοποίηση «λειτουργεί και θα πρέπει να συνεχιστεί», τόνισε (skai.gr)
Όπως παρατηρήθηκε και στην Κίνα, σε διάστημα 12 ημερών από την επιβολή καραντίνας στον γενικό πληθυσμό, παρατηρήθηκε και η κάμψη της καμπύλης αύξησης των κρουσμάτων. (alfavita.gr)
«το σενάριο είναι ότι σε 2 εβδομάδες θα έχουμε την κορύφωση και εκεί θα δούμε πώς θα έχουν αποδώσει τα μέτρα που λαμβάνουμε τώρα. Ελπίζουμε ότι θα έχουμε μια κάμψη της καμπύλης». (ThessToday.gr)
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