Urhulumente waseNgilane usandula ukubhengeza ukususwa kwamanyathelo esicwangciso B phakathi kwamatyala e-Covid-19 aqhubekayo, okwenza ukunxiba iimaski kungabi yimfuneko, ukuyeka umsebenzi ekhaya kwaye kungabikho mfuneko ngokomthetho yokubonisa imvume yokugonyelwa i-COVID ukuze uye kwimicimbi kawonke-wonke. Ngaba kufanelekile, xa kungekho bungqina buxhasa ukunganxibi iimaski? Okubaluleke ngakumbi, malunga nama-75% abantu base-UK bagonyelwe kabini kwaye ukwanda kohlobo lwe-Omicron olungenamandla kangako (olukhokelela ekukhuselweni kwendalo ngenxa yosulelo), ngaba oko kuthetha ukuqala kokuphela kobhubhane?
Kutshanje, kubekho utshintsho olupheleleyo lweziganeko malunga nemigaqo ye-COVID-1 9 e-UK. Urhulumente ubhengeze ukuba ukunxiba iimaski akunyanzelekanga ukususela nge-27 kaJanuwari 2022, nangona zinokunxitywa kwiindawo ezinabantu abaninzi, ukuyeka umsebenzi ekhaya kwaye akukho mfuneko yokubonisa imvume yokugonyelwa i-COVID 1. Isizathu sotshintsho olupheleleyo lwe-U asicaci ngenxa yokungabikho kobungqina obuxhasa ukunganxibi iimaski zobuso ukunciphisa usulelo, ngenxa yeentlobo ezintsha ze-SARS-CoV-2 ( Omicron , IHU njl.njl.) eziye zosulela uluntu lwehlabathi lonke kwaye zikhokelele ekwandeni kwenani lamatyala e-UK. Kusenokubakho ezinye iintlobo ze-COVID-19 ezisasazeka kwihlabathi liphela, nangona kunjalo, aziyi kuvela ngaphandle kokuba kwenziwe ulandelelwano ukuze zibonakale. Nangona i-Omicron ibangela isifo esingesibi kangako, akukho siqinisekiso sokuba ezinye iintlobo ezikhoyo/ezingekhoyo zifana ne-Omicron okanye ziyingozi ngakumbi.
Ngeentsuku zokuqala zobhubhane , kwaziswa unxibelelwano oluninzi kuluntu olwalungavumi ukunxitywa kweemaski zobuso ngokunyanzelekileyo, ngelixa emva kokwanda kosulelo kunye nokuvela kwegagasi lesibini kwihlabathi liphela, iimaski zobuso zenziwa ngokunyanzelekileyo. Oku kwenzelwa ukunciphisa ukosuleleka yintsholongwane kuluntu lonke kwaye kuncitshiswe inani leendidi eziveliswayo, njengoko ukosuleleka okuphezulu kukhokelela kwinani eliphezulu kwaye mhlawumbi kwiintlobo ezinobungozi ngakumbi zentsholongwane. Ukuyeka ukubonelelwa kokusetyenziswa ngokunyanzelekileyo kweemaski zobuso kuya kuthetha ukuba abantu abangasulelekanga baya kosulelwa yintsholongwane lula kubantu abasulelekileyo njengoko intsholongwane isasazeka emoyeni, isasazeka ngamaconsi. Nangona kunjalo, ukusetyenziswa kweemaski zobuso ukuza kuthi ga ngoku kuncede ekunciphiseni ukosuleleka yintsholongwane 2,3.
Ukosuleleka okungakumbi kuya kubangela ukuba intsholongwane idlule kwiindlela ezininzi zokudlula, nto leyo ekhokelela kwiindidi ezahlukeneyo ezinokuba yingozi okanye ezingenakubangela ubhubhane kwinqanaba elifanayo. Oku kuthetha ukuba abantu baya kufumana ukhuseleko kwintsholongwane yendalo evela kwintsholongwane. Ngaba oko kuthetha ukuba ugonyo lusenokungasafuneki? Kwakhona, emva kwako konke oku, ngaba kukho imfuneko yedosi yokugonyelwa i-booster kunye nokunye, imfuneko yokuphuhlisa ugonyo oluthile lolo hlobo, oluye lwathathwa yinkampani ezininzi zamayeza.
Ezi ndaba zivele kurhulumente phakathi kwenani le-0.4 yezigidi zamatyala e-COVID-19 enzeke namhlanje, nangona ehla ukusukela kwiintsuku ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo. Ngokwedatha ye-IHME, inani losulelo e-UK liyancipha imihla ngemihla, ukusukela kwincopho yosulelo olumalunga nesigidi esi-1 ngomhla wama-28 kweyoMnga ka-2021. Uqikelelo kukuba ngomhla woku -1 ku-Epreli ka-2022, inani losulelo lwemihla ngemihla liza kuncipha liye kuma-7000 ngosuku. 4 . Ngaba oko kuthetha ukuba i-SAGE (iQela leNgcebiso yezeSayensi kwiiNgxakeko) kurhulumente wase-UK ifikelele kwisivumelwano sesayensi esingasaziyo, kwaye usulelo lwe-Omicron kunye ne-3/4 yabantu abagonywe kabini e-UK, lubonisa ukuqala kokuphela kobhubhane? Ukuba kunjalo, amanye amazwe afikelele kwi-70-75% yokugonywa kabini, kufuneka alandele umzekelo kwaye asuse imiqathango engeyomfuneko ebekwe ngenxa ye-COVID-19 kwaye avumele uqoqosho luchume kwaye lubuyele kwisantya salo esiqhelekileyo kungekudala.
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