Umhlaba, noma okungenani ingxenye yawo enkulu, ilwa nabesabekayo I-COVID-19 coronavirus, osekuthathe izinkulungwane zabantu emazweni amaningi.
Ukuqapha nokuvikela kungamagama asemqoka okugcina leli gciwane lingasabalali. Ukuhlala kude nezixuku nokugcina izandla zihlanzekile ngezinye zezinyathelo eziphakanyisiwe nezithathwayo.
Kepha i-India, ehlukile ngezindlela eziningi, inenkinga ehlukile ekubhekaneni naleli gciwane.
Izingxenye eziningi zezwe ziyagubha I-Holi - umkhosi wemibala – ngalesi sikhathi sonyaka. I-Holi yenzeka ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezizayo, lapho ngokwesiko abantu bebingelela abanye ngombala, amanzi, nokushintshisana ngamaswidi nokunye ukudla ngentshiseko.
Kepha kulo nyaka, imigubho izokwehliswa ibe sezingeni eliphansi ngenxa yosongo lokusabalala kwe-COVID-19.
Ngisho noMongameli kanye noNdunankulu waseNdiya, abakhuthele ngesikhathi seHoli, banqume ukungabi yingxenye yemikhosi enjalo. Nabanye bazolandela. Abadayisi abadayisa imibala abaneme futhi banomuzwa wokuthi uvalo seludlulele, njengoba amabhizinisi abo eshaywa.
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I-Mughal Garden endlini kaMongameli ivaliwe ukuze umphakathi ugweme ukuhlangana kwabantu.
Njengoba iCoronavirus isabalalisa izimpawu zayo eziyingozi kubantu kulo lonke elaseYurophu, eChina naseNdiya, izwe elibukeka kahle laseSikkim selivimbe ngokuphelele indaba yemvume ye-Inner Line kubantu bangaphandle, ukuze bathole ukungena eNathu La pass emngceleni neChina. Ukuvinjelwa kubambele izakhamuzi zaseBhutan futhi.
Inqwaba yezivakashi zaphesheya kwezilwandle zikhansele ukubhuka kwazo eDarjeeling naseSikkim kulezi zinsuku ezimbalwa ezedlule. Laba kwakungabahambi abavela kwamanye amazwe abavela e-United States of America, eFrance, eJalimane, eJapane naseChina.
Ngaphandle kokukhanselwa kwendiza okuningana, abasebenzi be-Health Ministry's Airport Health Organisation bebehlola abantu abafika emazweni angama-80,000 nsuku zonke.
I-Indian Tour Operators inethemba lokukhulisa ukuvakasha kwasekhaya e-India ngenkathi kufanele ikhansele ukubhukha okwenziwe ama-Japanese, amaShayina, ama-European, nezinye izivakashi ezazizovakashela e-India.
Amakhonsathi omculo wamazwe ngamazwe kanye nokuvakasha kuyakhanselwa ngenxa yokwethuka kwaleli gciwane. Umkhosi Wemibala Holi njengoba kushiwo ngenhla.
Izinkampani Eziningana Zobuchwepheshe zikhuthaza i-Teleconferencing kanye nezingcingo zevidiyo ukuze abasebenzi bakwazi ukusebenza ngempumelelo besekhaya.
UMnyango Wezangaphandle ubuhamba phambili ekulawuleni ukuhlala nokuthutha kwabantu baseJapan nabamaShayina ukuya nokubuya eNdiya. Ngaso leso sikhathi, ukuhlolwa kwabantu nokwelashwa uma kutholakala ukuthi banayo yini into egcine iziteshi ze-Print and Electronic Media zimatasa njengoba zazikhuluma ngalokho okwenziwa nokungamelwe kwenziwe ngokuzama ukuvimba ukubanjwa kwe-COVID-19.
