r, we <em>already</em> tripled ICUs for these simulations)</p></li>
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	<p>That was the other finding of the March 16 Imperial College report, which convinced the UK to abandon its original plan. Any attempt at <strong>mitigation</strong> (reduce R, but R &gt; 1) will fail. The only way out is <strong>suppression</strong> (reduce R so that R &lt; 1).</p>

	<p><img src="pics/mitigation_vs_suppression.png" alt=""></p>

	<p>That is, don&#39;t merely &quot;flatten&quot; the curve, <em>crush</em> the curve.