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Half measures.

Here is what flattening the curve looks like in a state:

--Quarantining the state--no travel in or out of state. This means you have no out of state cases to worry about any more.

--Set up quarantine areas for folks who test positive and health care workers.

--Set up full blown new health care facilities within quarantine areas.

--Set up internal quarantines around hot spots (mostly your big cities, nobody in or out).

--Test all health care workers, military/police, other key officials at least once a week.

--Messaging--just stop talking about "do this, do that" on a voluntary basis. It is distracting, sends the wrong message about the situation, and is basically irrelevant to the big picture.

"We have a historic crisis here, and I am taking unprecedented action to protect the lives of our citizens and the integrity of our health care system. We will all work together to get through this _together_. If you want to vote me out of office when the next election is here, you are free to do so. In the meantime I am taking the actions I believe are essential for the well-being of our state."

Deliver the message behind a glass door wearing a bio-suit.

Then, that state will flatten its curve. If other states turn into dumpster fires, you are protected.