IHarare isiphose ifikise iviki ilokhu ikhokhela ekubeni lenani eliphezulu labafunyenwe beleCOVID 19, ngoba ngomvulo babe ngamakhulu phose amathathu-299, ngoLwesibili baba ngamakhulu phose athobaminwemibili-777, kuthi ngoLwesithathu abaphose bafike amakhulu amabili-165.
Inani eliphezulu kangaka ngelakuqala ukutholakala eZimbabwe selokhe lumkhuhlane waqhamuka ngenyanga kaMbimbitho nyakenye.
Ukukhuphuka lokhu kucatshangelwa ukuthi kubangelwa yikuyekethiswa kweziqondiso zeCOVID 19 elizweni, ukuvulwa kwemingcele okwenza uzulu osuka emazweni anjengeSouth Africa angene kweleZimbabwe ngobunengi ngesikhathi sekhefu leKhisimusi.
Umbiko owethulwe ngodokotela beZimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights -ZDHR basole amanani lawa bethi awavezi iqiniso ngesimo esikhona elizweni mayelana labantu abagula umkhuhlane weCOVID.
Bathi njalo ugatsha lwezempilakahle kumele luhlolisise ukuthi eleZimbabwe lingabe selihlaselwe luhlobo lweCOVID olutsha oluvela kweleSouth Africa ngoba abantu abanengi bengene elizweni ngekhefu bevela khona.
Unkosikazi Duduzile Nyathi ongumongi uthi ukumemetheka lokhu kubangelwa yikungalandeli iziqondiso zokuvikela umkhuhlane.
“Ukukhwela kwamanani lawa ngikhumbula ukuthi kubangelwe yikuthi besekuyekethiswe iLockdown njalo ngekhefu abantu bebevakatsha kakhulu benganaki ukumemetheka komkhuhlane. Okunye njalo nxa sikhangela ezibhedlela abongi basebenza bengela PPE okwenza labo basebenze bengavikelekanga.”
Umqondisi wenhlanganiso elelwa amalungelo abaphila ngokuthengisa, umnumzana Michael Ndiweni uthi umumo ngalumkhuhlane ususethusa.
“Imbangela yokuthi inani labantu ababulawa yiCovid liqanse yokuthi kulabantu abangela ndaba lokugqoka amask, uyabona umuntu etown ezihambela engena ezitolo imask isesilevini.Kungangena ipolisa esitolo yikho lapha akhweza khona imask njalo abantu abanengi abagezi izandla njalo okunye okumqoka yikuthi emalokitshini akula manzi abantu bayageza ngaphi izandla lamasanitizer ayadula.”
Kunje iCovid 19 isibulele abantu abangamakhulu edlula amane-431, lokhu leli gcijkwane laqhamuka elizweni jikelele.