Ngesikhathi inani labantu labahlolwa betholakale beleCOVID-19 lalabo asebekhulelwa yileli gcikwane, liya liqansa ngalezi nsuku eZimbabwe, ngoMvulo umsekeli kaMongameli welizwe, uMnu. Constantino Chiwenga wamukele isipho samajekiseni wokuzivikela kuleli gcikwane.
Lesi sipho samajekiseni afika isigidi esisodwa-1 million, awe Covid 19 Sinovac Vaccine, anikezwe uMnu. Chiwenga esilindweni sendizamtshina ese RGM International Airport ngummeli weleChina eZimbabwe.
Umsekeli kaMongameli uveze injabulo wabonga kakhulu abeChina ngalesi sipho ethi lokhu kuveza ukuqina kobungane lobudlelwano bamazwe womabili ngoba kungumngane oqhobo ongakuhlenga ngezikhathi ezinje.
Ingcwethi zezempilakahle zithi osekubangela ukuthi inani lababanjwa yiCovid eZimbabwe, liqanse kangaka ngalezi nsuku, kungaba likhefu leKhisimusi lapho abantu abanengi abavame ukuvakatshela izihlobo labangane bevela kwamanye amadolobho besiya kwamanye lasemaphandleni. Abanye njalo babikwa bengabayabe bevela emazweni angomakhelwane bengena ngemingcele engekho emthethweni.
Omunye walezi ngcwethi umnumzana Humphrey Sithole ongumongi uthi ukuqansa kwenani lababulawa yiCOVID-19 akumangalisi.
“Ngokwanda kwabantu ababulawa yiCOVID-19, kukhangelelekile ukuthi ababulawa ngumkhuhlane lo bande. Njalo ngalesi sikhathi sekhefu sisengozini yokuthi inani labantu abaleCOVID-19 liqanse. Lokhu kubangelwa yikuthi izihlobo ziyeza zivela endaweni ezitshiyeneyo ezinjenga kuboSouth Africa. Isikhathi esinengi umuntu nxa ebuya eyisihlobo asoke limnike insuku zonezo ezilotshumi ukuthi azehlukanise kwabanye, kodwa uzahle afike angene phakathi komphakathi, okuyingozi kakhulu ngoba abantu bayabe bethelelana khonapha ezimulini lasezigabeni.”
Udokotela Mthabisi Bhebhe ukhuthaza abantu ukuthi bahlabe ijekiseni yokumelana leCOVID-19.
"Kuqakathekile ngalesi isikhathi ukuthi abantu behle beqale ukulalela kakhulu okukhulunywa yi Ministry of Health. Okwe social distancing lokunye okuvikela ekubambeni umkhuhlane weCOVID-19. Abantu kaba vaccinator ikakhulu khathesi abantu besiba lemicimbi eminengi.”
Umnumzana Ambrose Sibindi umgcinisihlalo wenhlanganiso eyezakhamuzi eye Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association laye ugcizelela ukuthi abantu baziphathe ikakhulu ngekhefu.
“Siyananzelela ukuthi sesingena esikhathini sekhisimusi, abantu balama party amanengi abawenzayo. Abantu bayathokoza bedlulise amalawulo, kodwa asivumeni ukuthi insuku zijikile. Lo ngumnyaka otshiyeneyo, asizameni ukutshintsha ukwenza okwalesi isikhathi. Sisenzela ukuthi sibalekele ukuthi simemethekise lowu umkhuhlane, kasingaminyani njengalokhu esasijayele ukwenza. Kasiziphatheni ngendlela esilayelwe ngayo ngabezempilakahle le World Health Organisation.”
Unkosikazi Wakhekile Ndlovu umhlali wakoBulawayo uthi abantu sokumele bajayele impilo entsha yokuhlala begqoke ama mask.
"Nge sikhathi lesi sekhefu sikhangelele ukuhlangana njengezimuli. Langaze ama numbers eqansa sekufanele sifunde ukuphila lomkhuhlane lo, kube kuhle uhulumende wangafaki i lockdown khathesi. Singananzelela khathesi sekulula ukugqoka ama-mask ngokuya kwesikhathi siyabe sijayela impilo entsha elethwe lubhubhane lolu.”
Umqondisi wezempilakahle kukhansili yakoBulawayo wenqabe ukuthatshwa ilizwi kodwa uchaze isilinganiso sokusila kwabantu siya ngokuthi kulenani labantu abangaki ababanjwe ngumkhuhlane, nxa abantu besanda ababanjwa yiCOVID-19, isilinganiso sokusila laso siyehla.
Kuphetha usuku lwangoMvulo isilinganiso sabagule basila kulumkhuhlane, besikumatshumi ayisikhombisa lambili ekhulwini (72%).