Yilwa lo bhubhani. Silapha!

  Le ntsholongwane yaqala ukuxelwa ekupheleni kukaDisemba. Kukholelwa ukuba isasazeke ebantwini isuka kwizilwanyana zasendle ezithengiswa kwimarike eWuhan, isixeko esikumbindi weTshayina.

I-China yamisela irekhodi ekuchongeni i-pathogen ngexesha elifutshane emva kokuqhambuka kwesifo esosulelayo.

Umbutho wezeMpilo weHlabathi (i-WHO) ubhengeze ukuqhambuka kwe-coronavirus evela e-China "njengengxakeko yezempilo yoluntu exhalabisayo kwihlabathi (PHEIC)." Ngeli xesha, igqiza le-WHO liyixabise kakhulu into eyenziwa yi-China ukusabela kuqhambuko, isantya sayo ekuchongeni intsholongwane kunye nokuvuleleka kwayo ekwabelaneni ngolwazi ne-WHO kunye namanye amazwe.

Ukuthintela ngempumelelo kunye nokulawula ubhubhani wenyumoniya ngoku we-coronavirus entsha, amagosa aseTshayina anezothutho ezilinganiselweyo zokungena nokuphuma eWuhan nakwezinye izixeko. Urhulumente uyeyandisiweiholide yayo Lunar New Year ukuya ngeCawa ukuzama ukugcina abantu ekhaya.

Sihleli-ekhaya kwaye sizame ukuba singaphumi, oko akuthethi ukuphakuzela okanye uloyiko. Wonke ummi unemvakalelo ephezulu yoxanduva. Ngexesha elinzima kangaka, akukho nto siyenzela ilizwe ngaphandle kweli.

Siya evenkileni qho emva kweentsuku ezimbalwa siyokuthenga ukutya nezinye izinto. Akukho bantu baninzi kwivenkile enkulu. Kukho imfuno edlula unikezelo, i-snap-up okanye ibhidi yamaxabiso. Kuwo wonke umntu ongena evenkileni, kuya kubakho abasebenzi bokulinganisa ubushushu bomzimba wakhe emnyango.

Amasebe afanelekileyo afake ngokulinganayo ezinye izixhobo zokukhusela ezinje ngeemaski zokuqinisekisa unikezelo lwabasebenzi bezonyango kwangexesha kunye nabanye abasebenzi. Abanye abemi banokuya kwisibhedlele sasekhaya ukuze bafumane iimaski ngamakhadi abo esazisi.

Akuyimfuneko ukuba nexhala malunga nokhuseleko lwepakethe evela eTshayina. Akukho nto ibonisa umngcipheko wokosulelwa yi-Wuhan coronavirus kwiipasile okanye imixholo yazo. Siyithathela ingqalelo le meko kwaye siya kusebenzisana nabasemagunyeni abafanelekileyo.