Sebephilela evalweni abeZimbabwe abahlala kweleSouth Africa ngemva kokuqhamuka kolunye njalo uhlobo lwegciwane lecovid-19 elitsha uC.1.2 okubikwa elamandla okumemetheka ngesiqubu.
Ingcitshi zezempilakahle kweleSouth Africa zithi ziphakathi kokulonda umzila wohlobo lwegciwane elitsha leli uC.1.2. Leligciwane liqale ukubonakala ngoNkwenkwezi lonyaka kodwa selimemetheke langena ezabelweni zonke zakweleSouth Africa kanye lakwamanye amazwe.
Isiphathamandla senhlanganiso ecwaninga ngezemikhuhlane ethelelwanayo eye National Institute of Communicable Diseases Uskhwicamfundo Penny Moore uthi basebenza gadalala ukuzwisisa kabanzi ukuthi loluhlobo lwegciwane luyingozi engakanani.
“Kusazoqhubeka kusibanje amagciwanela ezalana ngemihlobohlobo etshiyeneyo.”
Uthi abakubonayo okwakhathesi yikuthi leli gciwane lilempawu ezitshengisa ukuthi lingenelisa ukumemetheka ngesiqubu esikhulu. Bathole njalo ukuthi leligciwane liyenelisa ukuziguqula loba ukwakha inhlobonhlobo ezitshiyeneyo zamagciwane kantike njalo liyenelisa ukubalekela amasotsha omzimba.
Lobanje unkosikazi Moore esithi leligciwane alikamemetheki kakhulu, izizalwane zeZimbabwe kweleSouth Africa sezidlela evalweni.
Isizalwane seZimbabwe olwela amalungelo abesifazana unkosazana Victress Mathuthu, uthi kuyabesabisa ukuzwa ukuthi ngemva kokuphepha kumagciwane abelolaka olukhulu uBeta to Delta sekuzafuze futhi babhekane lo C.1.2.
“Kuyakhathaza kakhulu njengoba besilokhu sithi igciwane lecorona lizahamba. Kodwa nxa lilokhu lizitshintsha tshintsha libuya ngemihlobo etshiyeneyo akunikezi ithemba lokuthi leli gciwane lisazohamba. Sicina singasazi ukuthi le ijekiseni esiyihlatshiweyo izamelana yini laloluhlobo oselungenile.”
Isizalwane seZimbabwe umnumnzana Carnicious Nkala yena uthi sekufanele umuntu onke enze akwenelisayo ukuthi azivikele.
“Umlayezo engingawunikeza abantu baseZimbabwe yikuthi ngicela sivaxinethwe. Sijovwe la amanjekiseni ukuze siziprotecte. Singayi ezindaweni ezilama super spreader event lapho esithola kulabantu abanengi khona.”
Esinye isizalwane seZimbabwe umnumnzana Moses Ndlovu yena uxwayisa kakhulu labo abacabanga ukuthi umkhuhlane wecorona awukho ukuthi babophe ziqine ikakhulu nxa sekuvela inhlobonhobo zemikhakha yamagciwane abangelalo umkhuhlane.
“Umkhuhlane lo zihlobo ukhona uyabulala abantu. Sesingcwabe abantu abanengi, ma wena ungakangcwabi kuba nzima ukuthi ukholelwe ukuthi ukhona. So, ukuthi ungabhebhetheki kufanele silandele imigomo esiyiphiwayo. Sigeze izandla, sifake ama mask. Liqiniso ukuthi kukhona lokhu kubhebhetheka. Asilandeleni esikutshelwayo ngabe mpilakahle khona siyaphepha.”
Ingcitshi zithi okwakhathesi uhlobo lweBeta le Delta yiwo aqhubeka ehamba phambili ekuhlaselweni kwabantu kweleSouth Africa.
Lobanje okunengi besithi kusacutshungulwa ngegciwane leC.1.2 bathi abukho ubufakazi okwakhathesi ukuthi liyayehlula imithi yeJohnson and Johnson lePfizer okuyiyo esetshenziswa kweleSouth Africa khathesi ekuvikeleni igciwane lecoronavirus.