The Inhlangano Yezindiza Yezindiza Yomhlaba Wonke (IATA) ukwamukele ukukhishwa kwemiphumela yokuhlolwa yi-United States Transportation Command (US Transcom) eqinisekisa ubungozi obuphansi bokuthi Covid-19 ukudluliselwa ebhodini indiza.
Ukuhlolwa kwe-Transcom yase-US, okwenziwa ngo-Agasti, kutholakale ukuthi “ubungozi bokubekeka engcupheni yokuvezwa yizifo ezithwala umoya, njenge-coronavirus, buphansi kakhulu” ezinhlotsheni zezindiza zezindiza ezivame ukunikwa imvume yokuhambisa abasebenzi boMnyango Wezokuvikela (DOD) nemindeni yabo, I-US Transcom isho. Ukukhishwa kwe-aerosol engaphezu kwama-300, okulingisa umgibeli onegciwane le-COVID-19, kwenziwe ngaphezu kwezinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili kusetshenziswa Lufthansa Izindiza ezihamba ngamawele i-Boeing 767-300 ne-777-200.
"Ngesonto eledlule, i-IATA ibike ukuthi selokhu kuqale u-2020 kube namacala angu-44 e-COVID-19 abikiwe lapho ukudluliswa okucatshangwa ukuthi kuhlotshaniswa nohambo lwendiza, ohambweni lwabagibeli abayi-1.2 billion ngo-2020. Ucwaningo lwe-US Transcom luhlinzeka obunye ubufakazi bokuthi ingozi yokutheleleka lapho indiza ibonakala incane kakhulu, futhi impela iphansi kunezinye izindawo eziningi ezisendlini, ”kusho u-Alexandre de Juniac, onguMqondisi Jikelele ne-CEO ye-IATA.
Ukuhlolwa kwe-Transcom yase-US kukhombisile ukuthi i-aerosol "yahlanjululwa ngokushesha ngamazinga aphezulu okushintshana komoya" wekhabethe lezindiza elijwayelekile. Izinhlayiya ze-Aerosol zihlala zitholakala isikhathi esingaphansi kwemizuzu eyisithupha ngokwesilinganiso. Zombili izinhlobo zezindiza zahlola ukukhishwa kwezinhlayiyana ezisuswe ngesilinganiso esiphindwe ka-15 kunesimiso esivamile somoya omncane wasekhaya futhi sishesha ngokuphindwe ka-5-6 “kunemininingwane ebekiwe yokwakhiwa kwamakilasi okuhlinza izibhedlela zanamuhla noma amakamelo okuhlukanisa iziguli.” Ukuhlolwa kwenziwa ngesembozo nangaphandle kwesifihlagibeli somlingisi onegciwane.
Lokhu kuhlolwa kwenziwa ngokubambisana neBoeing ne-United Airlines, kanye ne-Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), iZeteo Tech, S3i neNational Strategic Research Institute yaseNyuvesi yaseNebraska.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Ukuhlolwa kwe-US Transcom, okwenziwa ngo-Agasti, kuthole ukuthi "ingozi yokuchayeka emagciwaneni aphethwe yi-aerosolized, njenge-coronavirus, iphansi kakhulu" ezinhlotsheni zezindiza zezindiza ezivame ukuvunyelwa ukuthutha abasebenzi boMnyango Wezokuvikela (DOD) nemindeni yabo, I-US Transcom ithe.
- I-International Air Transport Association (IATA) ikwamukele ukukhishwa kwemiphumela yokuhlolwa yi-United States Transportation Command (US Transcom) eqinisekisa ubungozi obuncane bokudluliselwa kwe-COVID-19 endizeni.
- Ucwaningo lwase-US Transcom lunikeza obunye ubufakazi bokuthi ubungozi bokutheleleka endizeni bubonakala buphansi kakhulu, futhi buphansi ngempela kunezinye izindawo eziningi ezisendlini,” kusho u-Alexandre de Juniac, uMqondisi Jikelele kanye noMqondisi Omkhulu we-IATA.
