1 mln lives lost to COVID-19 -- U.S. human rights tragedy

STORY: 1 mln lives lost to COVID-19 -- U.S. human rights tragedy DATELINE: May 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: New York, U.S. CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ALEXANDER, Resident of New York City 3. SOUNDBITE (English): LEAHN, Resident of New York City 4. SOUNDIBTE (English): FATAYA MCFADDEN, Resident of New York City 5. SOUNDBITE (English): RICHARDSON, Resident of New York City 6. SOUNDBITE (English): MONTY, Resident of New York City 7. SOUNDBITE (English): RICHARDSON, Resident of New York City 8. SOUNDBITE (English): BREE HARFIELD, Resident of Beaumont, Mississippi STORYLINE: "It's staggering, the numbers." "I can't believe it. That's too much." "It's almost, it is very surreal." "I just think people did not want to believe that there was something like this that could happen." "I don't think we're fully aware of how profound it would be." STANDUP (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent "Twenty-seven months after its first case of CO