Why is Covid-19 epidemics no so intense in Africa?

Abstract

Most of the international bibliography published on Covid-19 pandemics is focused in the Asian, European or American continents. It seems that incidence is lower in Africa. In this article we hypothetize on several of the possible causes sustaining these differences. Population pyramid, climate, african population own vulnerability/resistance or sociopolitical factors are underlined. In the case the pandemics will spread in Africa, the lack of basic healthcare resources will perhaps make the consequences disastrous and of a dantesque magnitude.

Keywords: Africa; Coronavirus; Covid-19; Epidemia; Epidemics; Pandemia; Pandemics; low income countries; países en vías de desarrollo.