COVID-19 deaths in Africa expected to fall by 94 pct in 2022: WHO analysis

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COVID-19 deaths in Africa expected to fall by 94 pct in 2022: WHO analysis

STORY: COVID-19 deaths in Africa expected to fall by 94 pct in 2022: WHO analysis DATELINE: June 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Brazzaville CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the plaque of the WHO regional office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo 2. various of the aerial view of Nairobi, Kenya 3. various of a vaccination site in Goma, DR Congo 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MATSHIDISO MOETI, WHO Regional Director for Africa 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MATSHIDISO MOETI, WHO Regional Director for Africa 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MATSHIDISO MOETI, WHO Regional Director for Africa STORYLINE: COVID-19 deaths in the African region are expected to decline by almost 94 percent in 2022 compared with 2021 which was the pandemic's most lethal year, said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday, citing a new WHO analysis. The analysis, which was published this week in the scientific journal, the Lancet Global Health, suggests that around 23,000 deaths are expected by the end of 2022 if current variants and t

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