IBarbados ifinyelela ingqophamlando ye-COVID-19, izindiza ziqala kabusha ngoJulayi 12

IBarbados ifinyelela ingqophamlando ye-COVID-19, izindiza ziqala kabusha ngoJulayi 12
UNdunankulu waseBarbados uMhlonishwa. UMia Amor Mottley
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NgoLwesihlanu, uNdunankulu uMhlonishwa. UMia Amor Mottley, umemezele lokho Barbados isifinyelele iqophelo eliphezulu ekulweni kwayo Covid-19. Azisekho amacala asebenzayo e-COVID-19 e-Barbados, futhi kusukela ngoJulayi 1, 2020, zonke izikhathi zokufika ekhaya zizosuswa.

UNdunankulu wenze lesi simemezelo ngesikhathi kuqhubeka isithangami sabezindaba eNkantolo yase-Ilaro, ehambisana noNgqongqoshe Wezempilo Nezempilo, uMhlonishwa. UJeffrey Bostic; Ungqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha Nezokuthutha Zamazwe Ngamazwe, uMhlonishwa. Kerri Symmons; kanye noMmeli Jikelele, uMhlonishwa. Dale Marshall. U-Mottley ubonge u-Bostic nethimba lakhe labasebenzi bezempilo ngokusebenza kanzima nokuzinikela ekuholeni i-Barbados kule mpumelelo.

“Lokhu kuwubufakazi bentando, ukuziphatha nokuzibophezela kwabantu baseBarbadian… kuze kube manje sebekwazile ukulwa nalolu bhubhane. Futhi ngaphezu kwalokho, iBajan ngayinye kuzo zonke izindlu nakuyo yonke imiphakathi,” kusho uMottley.

Ezinye izindlela ezixegisiwe ezimenyezelwe zifaka ukuqhelelana ngokomzimba okuyizinyawo ezintathu, imicimbi yezenhlalo enabathengi abafika kuma-500, nemicimbi yezemidlalo nababukeli.

I-airspace yezentengiso iyavulwa futhi

Ngemva kwezinsuku ezingu-35 kungekho cala elisha, uMottley wabelane ngezindaba ezinhle zokuthi izindiza zezentengiselwano zizoqala kabusha e-Grandley Adams International Airport (GAIA) eziqala ngoJulayi 12, 2020 ngesevisi ye-Air Canada kabili ngesonto evela ePearson International ngoLwesine nangoMgqibelo. NgoJulayi 18, 2020, iBritish Airways izoqala kabusha indiza yamasonto onke iphuma eLondon Gatwick; kanti iJetBlue izobuyela esiqhingini ngoJulayi 25, 2020 ngezindiza ezine zamasonto onke eziphuma e-JFK eNew York.

“Sizoqhubeka nokuthatha indlela encike engcupheni yokuvikela izwe lethu, abantu bethu kanye nezivakashi zethu,” kugcizelela yena.

Izindiza zangaphakathi kwesifunda ku-Caribbean Airlines kulindeleke ukuthi ziqale kabusha maphakathi no-Julayi 2020, kuyilapho isevisi yamasonto onke ye-Virgin Atlantic evela e-London Heathrow izobuya ngo-Agasti 1, 2020 futhi inyuke ngo-Okthoba ngesizini ezayo Yasebusika. Ezinsukwini ezine kamuva ngo-Agasti 5, 2020, i-American Airlines izoqala kabusha izindiza eziphuma eMiami, eFlorida.

Ezempilo nokuphepha okuhamba phambili

Khonamanjalo uNgqongqoshe u-Symmonds uveze imigomo emisha yokuqinisekisa impilo nokuphepha kwezivakashi kanye nezakhamuzi uma izindiza seziqala kabusha.

Phakathi namahora angama-72 ngaphambi kokuya e-Barbados, bonke abahambi abavela emazweni asengozini enkulu bakhuthazwa kakhulu ukuthi bahlole i-COVID-19 PCR elabhorethri egunyaziwe (ISO, CAP, UKAS noma efanayo). Amazwe asengozini enkulu achazwa njengalawo anamacala amasha angaphezu kwe-10,000 ezinsukwini eziyisikhombisa ezedlule kanye nokudluliselwa komphakathi.

Abahambi abavela emazweni asengozini encane bazoba nesonto elilodwa ngaphambi kokuthi bahambe baye e-Barbados ukuze bayohlola. Amazwe asengozini ephansi achazwa njengalawo anamacala amasha angaphansi kwe-100 ezinsukwini eziyisikhombisa zangaphambili futhi hhayi eSigabeni Sokudluliswa Komphakathi.

Kuzophinde kube nekhadi elisha le-inthanethi LokuQala/Lokwehliswa (ikhadi le-ED), elinemibuzo yezempilo yomuntu siqu ehlobene nezimpawu ze-COVID-19, okuzodingeka ukuthi abahambi bazigcwalise. Uma zonke izinyathelo ezidingekayo seziqediwe futhi imibhalo esekelayo isilayishiwe, abahambi bazothola ibhakhodi nge-imeyili.

Lapho befika e-Barbados, abahambi kuzodingeka bethule ubufakazi bomphumela ongemuhle wokuhlolwa kwe-PCR COVID-19, kanye nekhodi yebha ukuze basule abantu abavela kwamanye amazwe.

Abahambi abangenawo umphumela wokuhlolwa we-PCR obhalwe phansi onegathivu evela kulabhorethri egunyaziwe noma eyaziwayo kuyodingeka ukuthi bahlole lapho befika, futhi bazovalelwa ngezindleko zabo, kusalindwe imiphumela. Isikhathi sokulinda esilindelwe semiphumela yokuhlolwa amahora angama-48. Uma abahambi behluleka ukuhlolwa, bazobekwa ngabodwa lapho bezothola khona ukunakekelwa kuMnyango Wezempilo Nezempilo.

Esikhumulweni sezindiza, ezinye izimiso zezempilo zomphakathi ezijwayelekile zisekhona okuhlanganisa ukugqoka imaski yobuso lapho usendleleni eya e-Barbados, ukuhamba ngezinyawo ngezinyawo ezintathu, nokuhlolwa kwamazinga okushisa.

Ikusasa lezokuvakasha

Njengoba izwe livulwa kabusha kancane kancane, i-Symmonds yabelane ngezici zohlelo lwe-Tourism Reboot, okuhlanganisa imisebenzi yokuzijabulisa ngesathelayithi ngaphandle koMkhosi we-Crop Over osemthethweni, nokulungiswa kabusha kwe-St. Lawrence Gap edumile.

UNdunankulu uMottley wengeze ngokuthi izwe lizophinde likhuthaze abahambi ukuthi bakhethe iBarbados ukuze bahlale isikhathi eside uma beqhathaniswa nesizinda esisha sokusebenza kude. “Sifuna ukwakha indawo ezovumela abantu ukuthi beze eBarbados bazosebenza, baphumule futhi badlale belapha isikhathi eside ngesikhathi se-COVID-19. Kungani? Ngoba siyazi ukuthi lena ingenye yezindawo ezingcono kakhulu esingahlala kuzo nesazosala emhlabeni ngenxa yokunakekela esizokwenza ukuze sivikele abantu balesi sizwe kanye nalabo abakanye nathi lapha esiqhingini.”

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