Yilwa nalolu bhubhane. Silapha!

  Leli gciwane liqale ukubikwa ngasekupheleni kukaDisemba. Kukholakala ukuthi isabalale kubantu isuka ezilwaneni zasendle ezithengiswa emakethe eWuhan, idolobha elimaphakathi neChina.

I-China yaqopha umlando ekuhlonzeni i-pathogen ngesikhathi esifushane kulandela ukuqubuka kwalesi sifo esithathelwanayo.

I-World Health Organisation (WHO) imemezele ukuqubuka kwe-coronavirus evela eChina "njengesimo esiphuthumayo sezempilo yomphakathi esikhathaza amazwe ngamazwe (PHEIC)." Ngaleso sikhathi, ithimba le-WHO lithokoze kakhulu ngezenzo i-China ezenzile ekuphenduleni ukuqubuka kwalesi sifo, ijubane layo ekuhlonzeni leli gciwane kanye nokuvuleleka kwalo ekwabelaneni ngemininingwane ne-WHO namanye amazwe.

Ukuvimbela nokulawula ngempumelelo ubhubhane lwamanje lwe-pneumonia ye-coronavirus entsha, izikhulu zaseShayina zinokuhamba okulinganiselwe ukungena nokuphuma eWuhan nakwamanye amadolobha. Uhulumeni usekwenzilekunwetshiweiholidi layo le-Lunar New Year ukuya ngeSonto ukuzama ukugcina abantu besekhaya.

Sihlala ekhaya futhi sizame ukungaphumi, okungasho ukwethuka noma ukwesaba. Sonke isakhamuzi sinomthwalo wemfanelo ophezulu. Esikhathini esinzima kangaka, akukho okunye esingakwenzela izwe ngaphandle kwalesi.

Siya esitolo njalo ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa siyothenga ukudla nezinye izimpahla. Abekho abantu abaningi esuphamakethe. Kunesidingo esidlula izintengo ezitholakalayo, ezisheshayo noma zebhidi. Kuwo wonke umuntu ongena esuphamakethe, kuzoba nabasebenzi abazokala izinga lokushisa lomzimba wakhe emnyango.

Iminyango efanele ifake ngendlela efanayo ezinye izinto zokuzivikela ezinjengamamaski ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuhlinzekwa okufika ngesikhathi nokwanele kwabasebenzi bezokwelapha nabanye abasebenzi. Ezinye izakhamizi zingaya esibhedlela sendawo ukuze zithole imaski ngamakhadi azo omazisi.

Akudingekile ukuba ukhathazeke ngokuphepha kwephakheji elivela eChina. Akukho okukhombisa ubungozi bokuthola inkontileka ye-Wuhan coronavirus ngamaphasela noma okuqukethwe kwawo. Siyasibhekisisa lesi simo futhi sizosebenzisana neziphathimandla ezifanele.