Izibhedlela ezintathu zakoBulawayo ezibalisa iUnited Bulawayo Hospital, Mpilo Central Hospital leThorngroove Hospital ngoLwesithathu zithole izipho ezitshiyeneyo zokulwisana lokumemetheka komkhuhlane weCoronavirus COVID-19..
Lolu ncedo luvele kwabebhang eleFBC, abenhlanganiso yeAsakhane, abebanda lezombusazwe eleZAPU, abenkampani yencingo zikamakhalekhukhwini eyeEconet lenhlanganiso yabasakhulayo eyeYouth Alliance, besekela imizamo kahulumende ekumelaneni lokumemetheka kweCOVID-19 edolobheni leli.
Umkhuhlane weCOVID-19 uqhubekela phambili udida uzulu ingqondo kodwa amankampani ahlukeneyo, uzulu lamabandla ezombuso baqhubekela phambili bengahlehli ekuncediseni uhulumende ukulwisana lomkhuhlane lo.
UNkosazana Sithandazile Dube, obemele inhlanganiso yeAsakhane, uchasisa ngesipho sabo esiphiwe isibhedlela seMpilo Central Hospital asinikeze umphathintambo wedolobho lakoBulawayo, uNkosikazi Judith Ncube.
“Silethe isipho sokumelana leCOVID-19 silapha eMpilo Hospital silethe amasanitizers, amamask lama thermometer lokunye nje okuhlukeneyo ukuba sincedane njengomphakathi weZimbabwe sibonga bonke abathe baphathisa.”
UMnu. Wilson Mpofu, obemele iFBC, uthi baphe isipho sama test kits.
''Siphe amatestkits aweCovid ayi480 eUBH, 520 eMpilo. Ezweni sesiphe adlula 10 000. 5 000 kuwofisi kaMongameli, 3 000 ePSMI. 1000 UBH le 1000 eHarare Hospital.”
UNkosikazi Judith Ncube, uMphathintambo wedolobho lakoBulawayo ubonga abelule izandla besipha lesi sipho.
“Ngibonga kakhulu ngesipho esisithole kuAsakhane leFBC sokumelana lomkhuhlane weCovid-19 kusibhedlela seUBH leMpilo. Ngithanda ukuthi ngiphe uzulu ukuba bakhona abazimiseleye beloyisa ukuthi sisebenze simelana lomkhuhlane weCOVID-19 ukuze singathelelani lumkhuhlane. Ngiyabonga ngezipho zonke esesizitholile ngicela lakini lonke ukuba liphe lapho lithe labusiswa ukuze sincedisane.” Inkampani yeEconet, ibandla leZAPU lenhlanganiso yeYouth Alliance baphe isibhedlela seThorngroove uncedo lokuphathisa ukumelana lomkhuhlane weCOVID-19.
UMgcinisihlalo weCouncil of Elders kubandla leZAPU, uMnu. Percy Bhebhe, uthi kunengi abakunike isibhedlela seThorngrove Hospital.
“Sitholise ikhansili impahla ezehlukeneyo okubalisa amasanitisers, isepa yokuwatsha lokugeza kanye lemithi ebulala izibungu kuThorngrove hospital ukuze kusize ekumelaneni lalo umkhuhlane. Ukusuka kwezinto emazweni kusasenzima silazo ezinye impahla ezikweleSA ezingenelanga ukufika lapha kungafika sizakuletha ukuze ikhansili iyekufikisa lapho okusasizakhona abantu bakithi siyabonga.”
Osakhulayo uPride Mujoli, obona ngokuqhutshwa kwenhlelo kuYouth Alliance, uthi bakubone kufanele ukuthi banike uzulu abalakho.
“Sikubone kuqakathekile ukupha kukhansili amatanka amabili amanzi ayi2000 liters siphe iPumula South leHydepark ukuze sisize umphakathi simelane lokumemetheka komkhuhlane weCovid-19 njengabatsha.”
UNkosikazi Ashley Kudiwa, okunkampani yeEconet, uthi banengi abantu abancedise ukuthenga abakwethulele idolobho lako Bulawayo.
“Ebesikulande lapha yikupha uBulawayo isipho esisuke kuzulu weZimbabwe labantu abaphandle kwelizwe sayihlanganisa yafika ku$730,000 kubantu abayi 8,000 sayathenga iprotective clothing yezibhedlela ukuze abantu basizakale ngalesisikhathi seCOVID-19”
UMqondisi wezempilakahle kukhansili yedolobho lakoBulawayo, uDokotela Edwin Sibanda, ubonge izipho abazithole kunhlanganiso lezi.
“Siyabonga izipho esizithole kubandla leZAPU, iYouth Alliance leEconet sekuzakuba lokuhlanzeka kundawo zokusebenzela edolobheni impahla zokumelana lomkhuhlane weCovid-19. Lezisenezi zethu seziyasebenza zikhululekile zisazi ukuba zivikelekile ngoba impahla esiyiphiweyo ireusable.”
Ilizwe liqhubekela phambili libhekane lodubo lomkhuhlane weCOVID-19. Lithe lisiyatshona ilanga layizolo besekulabantu abangamatshumi ayisithupha lantathu abatholakale belalo umkhuhlane. UBulawayo ulabantu abalitshumi lambili abafunyanwe beleCOVID-19, sekwabhubha oyedwa kwasila abayisifica munwe munye sekusele ababili abalalo umkhuhlane