UBulawayo wamukela iLockdown esola uhulumende Isiqondiso sokuba abantu bahlale emakhaya benganyakazeli enzikini yamadolobheni eZimbabwe ese Covid-19 2021 Level 4 Lockdown siqale ngolweSibili elizweni jikelele.
Kulelo dolobho izakhamizi bezikhala ngokuthi iCovid 19 level 4 Lockdown iqhutshwa ngesandla esilukhuni sabezomvikela lamapholisa abalela umuntu wonke ukuya enzikini yedolobho lanxa kulezizatho eziqinileyo ukuthi zenze njalo.
l-Zimbabwe njengawo wonke amazwe womhlaba ikhathazekile ngobhubhano lweCovid-19 olukhwaze ngolaka umnyaka wonke ka2020 osokuze kwachaphela kulumnyaka osanda kusungula oka2021 osekubangele ukuba uhulumende ethule isiqondiso sokuba abantu bahlale emakhaya okwenyanga yonke.
Isakhamuzi sakoBulawayo, uMnumzana khulamuzi Moyo yena ukhala ngodubo lwamanzi ngalesi sikhathi abantu bevalelwe.
“ICovid-19 ngumkhuhlane omubi kakhulu njalo ngilethemba lokuba abantu bazalandela kuhle iziqondiso ezimiswe nguhulumende ngoba kungaqali ngoba NgoMbimbitho kumnyaka odlule sikesadlula kulockdown kodwa udubo olukhona manje yikuba abantu bahleli ezindlini ngobunengi kodwa uhulumende lekhansili abatholisi abantu amanzi ahlanzekileyo.”
Osakhulayo uNozipho Moyo uthi lanxa bevumelana leLockdown usola uhulumende akaphathisi abantu.
“Siyananzelela ukuba ilockdown isiqalile njalo siyavumelana laye uhulumende ngelockdown kodwa akulalutho aluphathisa abantu ukuba bengaphephela khona ukuze bengahambahambi ngoba ekuhambeni lapha yikho abantu bathola khona ukuziphilisa abahambeli ize.”
USikhwicamfundo Solwayo Ngwenya umqondisi wesibhedlela seMpilo Central Hospital ngomunye wabasekela ukusungulwa kwale iLockdown.
“Ilockdown iqalile lamuhla abantu balutshwana edolobheni isiminyeminye asikho lamuhla siyathaba kakhulu ukuthi ilockdown le izancedisa ukuthi igcikwane leCovid-19 lingamemetheki njengoba khathesi ukhanya ulibhubhano elibi elibulala abantu. Asiqhubekeni silandela iziqondiso ezibekiweyo ukuze sisinde kulolubhubhano.”
Ilunga leIbhetshu likazulu uMnu. Lungile Nyathi uthi uhulumendemkumele atholise abantu ukudla ngoba kulockdown yakuqala inengi laphose labulawa yindlala.
“Umkhuhlane weCorona uqala phansi ususanda Ilockdown ilungile kubi ekuthini abantu bahlale phansi bavalelwe ezindlini bazakudlani ngabe uhulumende uyatholisa abantu ukudla ngoba uma abantu behleli abesenelisi ukuziselela ngakho kuqakathekile ukuba uhulumende atholise abantu ukudla.”
Umsekeli kaMongameli uMnu Kembo Mohadi emanyene lomphathintambo wezempilakahle engumsekeli njalo kamongameli uRetired Army General Constantine Chiwenga bethule imibiko eqhakathekileyo ngobhubhano lweCovid-19 okudale ukuba kube leLockdown yamalanga angamatshumi amathathu phansi komthetho wedale lephalamende owe Statutory Instrument 10 of 2021 oqinisa okusemthethweni iLockdown lobanje bekhona abathile abavunyelwa ukusebenza ukuze abantu baqhubeke bephila.
Uzulu wamukele ngemibono ehlukile iLockdown ka2021 ethi uhulumende uvalele abantu ukuba baziphilise kodwa kungela lutho abaphathisa ngalo.
I-World Health Organisation yona layo ikhuphe imibiko ithi iphakathi kokusebenza ukuba kusiyaphela umnyaka ka2021 kube sekulamajekiseni edlula amabhiliyoni amabili ayabe esetholiswe uzulu emazweni asathuthukayo, emizameni yokumelana lokumemetheka kweCovid-19 emhlabeni jikelele. Bathi okwamanje kulamankampani athile agoqela i-AstaZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna lamanye aseqalile ukuthengisa leli jekiseni leCovid 19 vaccine.