Fig 4. A comparison of the effectiveness of interventions against COVID-19 in reducing the demand for hospital beds.

Panel (A) on the top compares lockdown or physical distancing measures implemented for a variable duration as compared to the base scenario of no intervention. Panel (B) in the middle compares active case finding measures with the base scenario. Panel (C) at the bottom compares the effectiveness of a combination of interventions with the base scenario. The blue line represents the health system capacity which is a total of 5400 hospital beds for Kathmandu, including approximately 250 ICU beds. The y-axis has been truncated in Panel (C) to accommodate observations that are closer to the x-axis.