According to a widely-shared tweet (and also picked up by Townhall) (emphasis added):
Serious question since I'm not a dr. If omicron is contagious but not deadly (25,000 cases in Africa with no deaths) why try and control it? Why not let it go and let people get it and develop immunity? Especially for those who won’t get vaccinated? Pls no hate, I’m just curious.
Is it true that there have been no deaths in Africa due to the omicron variant of Covid-19 at the time of this tweet (December 23, 2021)?