IJamaica Inxusa Abahambi: Landela Ukuhlukaniswa ukuze unciphise i-Mu Variant

1. I-World Health Organisation (WHO), ngo-Agasti 30, yabala uMu njenge-Variant of Interest (VOI), ngemuva kokuthi ikhonjwe okokuqala e-Columbia.
2. Uhlobo olusha yi-VOI yesihlanu kusukela ngoMashi 2020 futhi seluqinisekisiwe okungenani emazweni angama-39.
3. Amacala amahlanu aqinisekiswa esifundeni phakathi kukaJulayi 19 no-Agasti 9 eSt. Vincent naseGrenadines.

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Yize ukwahluka kukaMu kungaphansi kwamaphesenti ayi-0.1 amacala e-COVID-19 emhlabeni jikelele, ukwanda kwawo eNingizimu Melika kuyakhuphuka, futhi njengamanje kwenza amaphesenti angama-39 amacala eColombia namaphesenti ayi-13 e-Ecuador.

Ngenxa yokutholakala kokuhlukile kwe-Mu, abahambi baya eJamaica bayanxuswa ukuthi balandele izindlela zokuhlukaniswa ukuze kuncishiswe ukusabalala kokuhlukahluka okusha we-coronavirus (COVID-19).

Isikhulu Esiphezulu Sezokwelapha saseJamaica, uDkt.Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, uthe igama le-VOI lisho ukuthi okuhlukile kunokuhluka kofuzo uma kuqhathaniswa nezinye izinhlobo ezaziwayo, okudala ukutheleleka emazweni amaningi futhi kungahle kube yingozi empilweni yomphakathi.

Uveze ukuthi yize wonke amagciwane eguquka ngokuhamba kwesikhathi futhi izinguquko eziningi zinomthelela omncane ezintweni zegciwane, “ezinye izinguquko ku-SARS-CoV-2 (igciwane elibangela i-COVID) ziholela kokuhlukile okungathinta ukusakazeka kwegciwane, izifo ubulukhuni, nokusebenza kwemithi yokugoma ”.

“Kuyakhathaza ngoba [inamandla okubalekela] imizamo yomzimba yokubhubhisa igciwane nokukhiqiza amasosha omzimba. UMu unezinguquko ezingaqinisekisa ezinye zalezi zakhiwo, kodwa kusaphenywa, ”kuphawula yena.

“Lesi yisona sizathu futhi sokuthi sizoqhubeka nokuba nezinye imikhawulo yokuhamba kwamanye amazwe. Ngakho-ke, kubaluleke nakakhulu kubahambi ukuthi baqonde ukuthi kungani kufanele sibeke izindlela zokuhlukaniswa. Badinga ukuhlala emakhaya ukuze banciphise ubungozi bokuchayeka futhi bahlolwe ngendlela efanele ukuze sikwazi ukuthola uma kukhona ukutheleleka, ”kugcizelela yena.

UDkt.Bisasor-McKenzie uthe uMnyango uzobheka ukuvela kokuhlukile kwe-Mu, njengoba nje ugxile kokuhlukile kweDelta, okuqhubeka nokuba yinkinga evelele kulesi siqhingi futhi yakhelwe njenge-Variant of Concern (VOC) yi-WHO.

“I-VOC (isho) ukuthi ushintsho lwenzekile, futhi lubangela ukwanda kokudluliseka. Banamandla okudala ushintsho ekwethulweni kwezifo zokwelashwa futhi bayakwenza lokho, ”kusho yena.

Khonamanjalo, uDkt Tufton unxuse abantu baseJamaica ukuthi bangatatazeli ngenxa yokuba khona kohlobo olusha olusha. Uthe uhlobo lweMu luzophathwa uma sekulandelwe imigomo yezempilo yomphakathi.

“Lolu hlobo olusha ngeke luholele ekutheni abantu abaningi bafe noma bagule. Sisayifunda, futhi ngenkathi sinesibopho sokumemezela, asimemezeli ukuthi wethuke… kungenxa yokuthi nazi; akukhona ukwehluleka kohlelo noma inqubo, ”kusho yena.

Umemezele ukuthi umshini weGenome Sequicing ozohlola izinhlobo ezintsha ze-COVID-19 kulindeleke ukuthi ufike esiqhingini emasontweni amabili kuya kwamathathu alandelayo.

Uthe ukutholwa kusho ukuthi uMnyango ngeke kudingeke uthumele amasampula ayohlolwa phesheya kwezilwandle.

UMnyango uyaqhubeka nokunxusa abantu baseJamaica ukuthi bagonywe ngokushesha okukhulu, ngenkathi benamathela ezinkambisweni zezempilo zomphakathi ezinconywayo, kufaka phakathi ukuphambana nomphakathi, ukufaka izifihla-buso nokuhlanza izandla.