UNdunankulu wase-Australia uScott Morrison namuhla ubambe umhlangano weKhabhinethi Kazwelonke lapho abaholi bezifunda eziyisikhombisa kweziyisishiyagalombili zase-Australia, ngaphandle kukaNdunankulu waseWest Australia uMark McGowan, bevumelene ngokuyisisekelo ngohlelo lokuvula imingcele yabo ngokuthi UKhisimusi ngoDisemba 25.
"Sivumelene ngokomthetho, futhi, - ngaphandle kweWestern Australia futhi ukubhuka kwabo kwashiwo ngesikhathi esedlule - ngohlaka lokuvula kabusha i-Australia ngoKhisimusi," kusho uMorrison esithangamini nabezindaba eCanberra.
Uphinde wagcizelela ukubaluleka kwalolu hlelo, ethi alugcini nje ngokuchaza ukuvulwa kwemisebenzi ehlukahlukene emnothweni, emphakathini nasemphakathini, kodwa futhi kuhlanganisa nezenzo ezidingekayo ekuphenduleni kwezempilo yomphakathi ukusekela lolu hlelo.
Kodwa-ke, uMcGowan uvumile ukwenyusa umthamo wombuso wokuthatha abahambi abasanda kubuyiselwa endaweni yokuhlala ehhotela ngo-140 ngoNovemba.
“Ngakho siyaqhubeka nokuthuthuka kahle ekubuyiseleni abantu base-Australia emakhaya,” kusho uMorrison. “Futhi sifuna ukukwenza lokho ngempumelelo nangokushesha, ngokuphepha ngangokunokwenzeka. Futhi sizoqhubeka nokusebenza nazo zonke izifunda kanye nezindawo ukuze kube lula lokho nomaphi lapho singakwazi khona.”
Kusukela ngoLwesihlanu ntambama kube namacala ayi-27,484 aqinisekisiwe Covid-19 e-Australia, kanti isibalo samacala amasha emahoreni angama-24 edlule sasiyi-18, ngokwezibalo zakamuva ezivela kumnyango wezempilo wobumbano.
“Ngakho senza kahle ngendlela emangalisayo. Ezinsukwini eziyisikhombisa ezedlule, bangu-109 kuphela amacala amasha, kulawo, cishe amaphesenti angama-80 atholwe phesheya kwezilwandle, ”kusho iSikhulu Esiphezulu Sezokwelapha uPaul Kelly esithangamini esifanayo nabezindaba.
IVictoria, okuyisifunda esithinteke kakhulu e-Australia, ibike icala elisha ngoLwesihlanu.
“Eqinisweni, isilinganiso sezinsuku eziyi-14 manje eVictoria siyaqhubeka nokwehla. Manje sekungamacala angama-5.8 ngosuku namacala angama-3.1 ngosuku eNew South Wales. Futhi lokho kuzinzile futhi awekho amanye amacala atholwe endaweni kwenye indawo ezweni,” kusho uKelly.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- UNdunankulu wase-Australia uScott Morrison namuhla ubambe umhlangano weKhabhinethi Kazwelonke lapho abaholi bezifunda eziyisikhombisa kweziyisishiyagalombili zase-Australia, ngaphandle kukaNdunankulu waseWest Australia uMark McGowan, bevumelene ngokuyisisekelo ngohlelo lokuvula imingcele yabo ngokuthi UKhisimusi ngoDisemba 25.
- Uphinde wagcizelela ukubaluleka kwalolu hlelo, ethi alugcini nje ngokuchaza ukuvulwa kwemisebenzi ehlukahlukene emnothweni, emphakathini nasemphakathini, kodwa futhi kuhlanganisa nezenzo ezidingekayo ekuphenduleni kwezempilo yomphakathi ukusekela lolu hlelo.
- As of Friday afternoon there had been 27,484 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Australia, and the number of new cases in last 24 hours was 18, according to the latest figures from the federal health ministry.
