I-St. Eustatius ihlala iqaphile ngenkathi yenza lula izinyathelo ze-COVID-19

Ibhizinisi Lomphakathi St. Eustatius weluleka ngokuqinile izakhamizi zaseStatian ukuthi zihlale ziqaphile ngokuzibophezela (ukuhlonipha imihlahlandlela yenhlanzeko, ukuhlolwa nokugonywa) kuyilapho uhulumeni eqhubeka nokwenza lula izindlela ze-COVID-19 kusukela ngoLwesibili lu-1 kuFebhuwari.^st, 2022. Abantu abaningi abangama-25 (esikhundleni sokuthi manje babe yi-15) bavunyelwe ukuba ngaphakathi kwezindawo zokudlela namabha, noma amaphesenti angama-50 omthamo ogcwele. Ukudansa akukavunyelwa. Izikole, izikhungo zokunakekela izingane kanye nezinhlangano eziphuma ezikoleni zingavumela abafundi abangu-25 ikilasi ngalinye esikhundleni sabangu-15. Ukuncishiswa kwezinyathelo akukakasebenzi ezitolo ezinkulu nasemabhizinisini angabalulekile.

Imibuthano izophinde ibe khona kusukela ngo-February 1^st, 2022. Kodwa-ke, kuvunyelwe inani eliphezulu labantu abangama-25 noma amaphesenti angama-50 omthamo wendawo. Emidlalweni yangaphakathi nangaphandle kungabuye kuhlangane abantu abangama-25. Bobabili oKhomishana bakaHulumeni baphinda futhi ikhwelo kubahlali ukuthi bagonywe futhi bahlolwe lapho bengazizwa kahle. "Uma kucatshangelwa inani eliphezulu lezifo, emhlabeni wonke, kanye nokusulelana kwe-Omicron ehlukile, akunakwenzeka ukuthola futhi ugcine i-Statia COVID imahhala. Ngakho-ke, sinesibopho sokuhlanganyela sokuvikela amaqembu asengozini emphakathini wethu. Laba ngabantu asebekhulile kanye nabantu abanezimo zempilo ezingaphansi," kusho uKhomishana kaHulumeni u-Alida Francis.

Leli gciwane lisabalale esiqhingini, futhi kulindeleke ukuthi libe khona ezinyangeni ezizayo. "Iphesenti lokugoma lilonke labantu lisephansi kakhulu, 50%. Ingozi ngesikhathi sokuqubuka kwesifo ukuthi abantu abadala abangagonyiwe kanye namanye amaqembu asengozini esiqhingini sethu basengozini yokutheleleka, ngakho-ke kufanele bavikeleke. Kodwa kufanele futhi siqhubeke nokwenza lula izinyathelo njengoba lezi ziwumthwalo emnothweni wethu."

Ingcindezi emnothweni ingesinye isizathu esenza ukuthi uhulumeni wasekhaya aqhubeke nokwenza lula izindlela ze-COVID-19, ngenkathi ehlala eqaphile futhi ethatha izinyathelo zokuvikela abantu. Le ndlela ihlose ukugcina ukulingana phakathi kwezempilo yomphakathi kanye nokuthuthukiswa komnotho. "Abahlengikazi abengeziwe abahlinzekwe ngoMnyango Wezempilo, Wenhlalakahle Nezemidlalo (i-VWS) manje bayasebenza esiqhingini. Amandla emkhakheni wokunakekelwa kwezempilo anele. Uma kudingeka, i-St. Maarten ingakwazi ukuhlalisa iziguli ezivela UStatia njengoba i-St. Maarten Medical Centre (SMMC) inomthamo owanele. Iziguli ze-COVID-19 zizodluliselwa e-St. Maarten uma kwenzeka impilo yabo ibe isiwohloka kusenesikhathi ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukunakekelwa okufanele. Lokhu sekuvele kwenzeka kula masonto adlule kusukela kubheduke lesi sifo."

Futhi, u-Alida Francis uthi, isibalo samacala siyasimama, izifo azibi kakhulu, futhi izimpawu ngokuvamile zithambile kakhulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, inani labantu abadinga ukunakekelwa esibhedlela liphansi kakhulu: ngaphansi kwamaphesenti amabili abadinga ukulaliswa esibhedlela kuze kube manje. UKhomishani Kahulumeni uqhube wathi inani labantu lizilandela kahle izindlela zokuhlanzeka: ukugqoka imaskhi yobuso, ukugcina ibanga lomphakathi kanye nokuhlonipha izinyathelo ezithathwa ezindaweni zomphakathi njengezindawo zokudlela, imigoqo kanye nezitolo ezinkulu.