You would have to see the context, but the phrase is used a lot in statistics, where 'curve' refers to the line that joins the value points in a histogram when it is no longer flat or horizontal to show a deviation to an extreme value. In this case 'flattening the curve' is to take measures so that the values become stable again, or get as close as possible to normal levels.
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