Thread by @jalilword

Agree. Decisions need to be decentralised.

https://twitter.com/chansoonseng/status/1325334307532017667

There is going to be huge educational impact as result of lockdown. Not everybody is blessed to have a device for each child at home to do online learning. As a result, the digital & inequality divide grows further

Then schools. How many have the necessary infrastructure to conduct online learning. Teaching methods need to be altered, how do you evaluate progress. Kids need social interaction

Then parents. With childcare & schools closed, children are at home whilst parents must work and have no access to help. Worst case, one needs to quit, resulting in lesser income for family.

I hope somebody making decisions up there has a plan to answer all this. The longer term impact socially of (partially) shutting down country needs to be addressed.