I-COVID-19 eNyakatho Korea: Ukubulawa, ukukhishwa kwemali, ukuvinjelwa kokudoba

Ngokwemibiko yakamuva, umashiqela waseNyakatho Korea uKim Jong-un uthatha izinyathelo ezinqala, njengokuvala inhlokodolobha yasePyongyang nokuvimbela ukudoba, ukuze kunqandwe ukusabalala Covid-19 esimweni sakhe sokuba yedwa.

UKim kubikwa ukuthi ubethatha “izinyathelo ezingenangqondo” ku-coronavirus “paranoia”, eyalela ukuthi kubulawe okungenani abantu ababili, evimbela ukudoba olwandle nokuvala inhlokodolobha yaseNyakatho Korea, iPyongyang.

Ngokusho kwenhlangano yezinhloli yaseNingizimu Korea, uMholi oPhakeme waseNyakatho Korea ukuvimbe ukudoba nokukhiqizwa kasawoti ngenxa yokwesaba ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi amanzi olwandle angcoliswe yigciwane.

Le paranoia ehlobene nolwandle ehlobene nolwandle kubikwa ukuthi isho nokuthi amathani elayisi ayi-110,000 avela eChina abhajwe ethekwini elisenyakatho-mpumalanga neChina iDalian. 

Kubikwe ukuthi kuvalwe izifunda eziningi eNyakatho, kubandakanya inhlokodolobha iPyongyang nezinye izindawo lapho izikhulu zathola khona izimpahla nezimali zangaphandle ezingagunyaziwe. 

Omunye walaba bantu ababili okusolwa ukuthi wabulawa, umthengisi wemali osezingeni eliphezulu, kubikwa ukuthi nguye owabhekana nezinga lokushintshisana ngemali. Omunye, isikhulu sikahulumeni esibalulekile, wabulawa ngo-Agasti ngemuva kokwephula imithetho kahulumeni evimbela ukulethwa kwempahla ivela phesheya. 

Ngaphandle kwalezi zinyathelo ezibikiwe, iPyongyang isazoqinisekisa esidlangalaleni noma yimaphi amacala e-COVID-19.  

Ubufakazi bangaphambilini buphakamisa ukuthi uKim ubeluthathela phezulu lolu bhubhane, ngokuvalwa kwemingcele okuqinile nemikhawulo yokuhamba kusukela ngoJanuwari. 

Ngo-Okthoba, i-TV yaseNyakatho Korea yaxwayisa izakhamizi ukuthi zihlale ezindlini ngenxa yokwesaba ukuthi ifu "lothuli oluphuzi", elaliqhephuka livela eChina, lalifaka "izinto ezinobuthi, igciwane, kanye ne-pathogenic microorganism." Imigwaqo yenhlokodolobha kuthiwa ibingenalutho kulandela lesi sexwayiso. 

NgoJulayi, iKaesong, inhlokodolobha eyingqophamlando yaseKorea ebumbene, yakhishwa ngenxa yecala elisolwa nge-COVID-19 ngemuva kokuthi umuntu eqe umngcele ngokungemthetho. Ukukhiya kuphakanyisiwe ngemuva kwamasonto amathathu.