Lokhu kulandela ukutholwa kwe okuhlukile kwe-Omicron entsha.
INingizimu Afrika izihlanganisa nesimo seNhlangano Yezempilo Yomhlaba mayelana nokuvinjelwa kwakamuva kokuhamba.
I-World Health Organization unxuse abaholi bomhlaba ukuthi bangazibandakanyi nokugebenga amadolo futhi uxwayise ngokubekwa kwemikhawulo yokuhamba.
UDkt. Michael Ryan (iNhloko Yezimo Eziphuthumayo ye-WHO) ugcizelele ukubaluleka kokulinda ukuze ubone ukuthi idatha izobonisani.
“Sibonile esikhathini esidlule, umzuzu lapho kukhulunywa khona nganoma yiluphi uhlobo lokuhlukahluka futhi wonke umuntu uvala imingcele futhi abeke imingcele yokuhamba. Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi sihlale sivulekile, futhi sihlale sigxilile,” kusho uRyan.
Kuphawulwe ukuthi okuhlukile okusha kutholwe kwamanye amazwe. Icala ngalinye lalawo macala alibanga nazixhumanisi zakamuva ne-Afrika eseNingizimu. Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi ukusabela kulawo mazwe kuhluke kakhulu kumacala aseNingizimu ne-Afrika.
Lo mzuliswano wakamuva wokuvinjelwa kohambo ufana nokujezisa iNingizimu Afrika ngohlelo lwayo oluthuthukisiwe lwe-genomic kanye nekhono lokubona okuhlukile ngokushesha. Isayensi enhle kakhulu kufanele ishayelwe ihlombe futhi ingajeziswa. Umphakathi womhlaba udinga ukubambisana nokusebenzisana ekulawuleni ubhubhane lwe-COVID-19.
Inhlanganisela yamandla eNingizimu Afrika okuhlola kanye nohlelo lwayo lokugoma oludidiyelwe, olusekelwa umphakathi wesayensi osezingeni lomhlaba, kufanele linikeze ozakwethu bomhlaba ukunethezeka esikwenzayo njengoba belawula lo bhubhane. INingizimu Afrika ilandela futhi iphoqelela imithethonqubo yezempilo eyaziwa emhlabeni wonke ye-COVID-19 ekuhambeni. Abekho abantu abanaleli gciwane abavunyelwe ukuphuma ezweni.
UNgqongqoshe uNaledi Pandor uthe: “Nakuba silihlonipha ilungelo lawo wonke amazwe lokuthatha izinyathelo ezidingekayo zokuvikela izakhamuzi zawo, sidinga ukukhumbula ukuthi lolu bhubhane ludinga ukubambisana nokwabelana ngobungcweti. Okusikhathazayo ngaso leso sikhathi ngumonakalo le mikhawulo ewudalayo emindenini, ezimbonini zezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha kanye namabhizinisi.”
INingizimu Afrika isivele isiqalile ukuxoxisana namazwe asebeke imingcele yokuvakasha ngenhloso yokuwanxenxa ukuthi abhekisise.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- A combination of South Africa's capacity to test and it's ramped-up vaccination programme, backed up by world class scientific community, should give our global partners the comfort that we are doing as well as they are in managing the pandemic.
- “Whilst we respect the right of all countries to take the necessary precautionary measures to protect their citizens, we need to remember that this pandemic requires collaboration and sharing of expertise.
- “We've seen in the past, the minute there's any kind of mention of any kind of variation and everyone is closing borders and restricting travel.
