A THREAD by @klts0 that requires @threadreaderapp to unpack https://twitter.com/klts0/status ">https://twitter.com/klts0/sta... when a zoom call on African perspectives on #COVID19 goes tragic. https://twitter.com/klts0/status/1265374706645053442?s=20">https://twitter.com/klts0/sta... we have a short thread too https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧵" title="Thread" aria-label="Emoji: Thread">sharing our reflections! @DrMercyKorir @Nanjala1 @kenyanpundit @kenyanjurist

1As you can imagine given most of the countries in the continent have ongoing #COVID19 responses it is https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙄" title="Face with rolling eyes" aria-label="Emoji: Face with rolling eyes"> that Harvard couldnt find an expert from within the continent,either from Ministries of Health,from the various parliaments,academia,professional associations or civic spaces

2. A significant amount of literature around #COVID19 has come out of the continent on the efficacy,utility, innovations & the threat of rights in the course of this response.& this is not a monolith as each country has a different experience of both the Pandemic & its response.

3. We are quite disappointed that @HarvardFxb could find none of these people, for an & #39;African (if there even is such a thing)& #39; on #COVID19 @klts0 @SABloggers

4. Within these measures there have been considerations given to the demographics of the individual countries, and given that the continent has a smaller ageing population lock down was not the first option for many.

5. However,as the leanings around the virus have evolved so have the measures taken to address it & the assumption that we can simply isolate older persons is not founded in science. Most of the deaths in Kenya have been with people under 60. #COVID19