250 mn Africans could catch virus in a year: WHO

Scientists at the World Health Organization say nearly a quarter of a billion people in Africa could catch coronavirus in a year. Their study, published in BMJ Global Health, says between 150,000 and and 190,000 Africans could die from Covid-19. It says 5.5 million people would need hospital treatment, overwhelming services already struggling to treat malaria, tuberculosis and HIV.