I-COVID-19 eNgilani: Ngaba ukuPhakanyiswa kweMilinganiselo yesiCwangciso B kuyathetheleleka?

Urhulumente kwi eNgilani kutsha nje kubhengezwe ukuphakanyiswa kwamanyathelo esicwangciso B phakathi kweemeko eziqhubekayo ze-Covid-19, ezenza ukuba ukunxitywa kwemaski kunganyanzelisi, ukuyeka umsebenzi ekhaya kwaye akukho mfuneko yomthetho yokubonisa ukupasa kogonyo lwe-COVID ukuya kwimisitho yoluntu. Ngaba kuyathetheleleka, xa kungekho nabuphi na ubungqina obuxhasa ukunxitywa kweemaski? Okubaluleke ngakumbi, malunga ne-approx. I-75% yabemi base-UK bagonywe kabini kunye nokunyuka kwe-Omicron encinci kakhulu (ekhokelela kukhuseleko lwendalo ngosulelo), ngaba oko kuthetha ukuqala kokuphela kobhubhane? 

Kutshanje, bekukho u-U opheleleyo weziganeko ngokumalunga Covid-1Iiprothokholi ezili-9 e-UK. Urhulumente ubhengeze ukuba ukunxiba imaski akunyanzelekanga ukuba uqale nge-27^th NgoJanuwari 2022, nangona zinokunxitywa kwiindawo zikawonke-wonke ezixineneyo, ukulahla umsebenzi ekhaya kwaye akukho mfuneko yokubonisa ukudlula kogonyo lwe-COVID¹. Ingqiqo emva kokujika kwe-U epheleleyo ayicacanga ngokungabikho kobungqina obuxhasa ukunganxibi imaski yobuso ukunciphisa usulelo, emva kokwahluka okutsha kwe-SARS-CoV-2 (Micron, IHU njl.njl.) ezithe zasulela abantu behlabathi ngokubanzi kwaye zikhokelele ekonyukeni kwenani lamatyala e-UK ngokunjalo. Kusenokubakho ezinye iintlobo ze-COVID-19 ezidadayo kwihlabathi liphela, nangona kunjalo, aziyi kukhanya ngaphandle kokuba ulandelelwano lwenziwe ukuzibonakalisa. Nangona i-Omicron iphumela kwisifo esingenamandla kangako, akukho siqinisekiso sokuba ezinye iinguqulelo ezikhoyo/ezingekhoyo ziyafana ne-Omicron okanye zinobugwenxa ngakumbi.  

Ngeentsuku zokuqala zokukhulelwa bhubhane, uninzi lonxibelelwano lweziswe eluntwini olungavumanga ukunxitywa kweemaski zobuso, ngelixa emva kokunyuka kosulelo kunye nokuvela kwamaza esibini kwihlabathi liphela, ukujongana nemaski zenziwa isinyanzelo. Oku kwenzelwa ikakhulu ukunciphisa usulelo lwentsholongwane kuluntu lonke kwaye kuncitshiswe inani leentsholongwane eziveliswayo, njengoko usulelo oluphezulu lukhokelela kwinani eliphezulu kwaye kunokwenzeka ukuba kukho iintsholongwane eziyingozi ngakumbi. Ukuphelisa unikezelo lokusetyenziswa okunyanzelekileyo kwe-facemask kuya kuthetha ukuba abantu abangosulelwanga bayakosulelwa lula yintsholongwane kubantu abosulelekileyo njengoko intsholongwane ihamba emoyeni, isasazeka ngamathontsi. Nangona kunjalo, ukusetyenziswa kweemaski zobuso ukuza kuthi ga ngoku kuncede ekunciphiseni usulelo lwentsholongwane^2,3. 

Usulelo olongezelelekileyo luya kukhokelela intsholongwane kwinani elikhulu lokudlula, ngaloo ndlela ikhokelele kwiintlobo ezahlukeneyo ezinokuthi zingabinobuqhophololo kwinqanaba elifanayo. Oku kukwathetha ukuba abantu baya kufumana ukugonywa kusulelo lwendalo olusuka kwintsholongwane. Ngaba loo nto ithetha ukuba ugonyo alusayi kuba yimfuneko? Kwakhona, emva kwayo yonke le nto, ngaba kukho imfuneko yedosi yokugonya i-booster kunye nangaphezulu, isidingo sokuphuhlisa isitofu sokugonya okwahlukileyo, apho inani leenkampani zamayeza ezithathele igunya. 

Ezi ndaba zivela kurhulumente phakathi kunye nenani le-0.4 yezigidi zeemeko ze-COVID-19 ezenzeke namhlanje, nangona zihlile ukusukela kwiintsuku ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo. Ngokwedatha ye-IHME, inani losulelo e-UK liyancipha mihla le, ukusukela kwincopho ye-approx. I-1 yesigidi sosulelo kwi-28^th Dec 2021. Uqikelelo kukuba ngo-1^st ka-Epreli ka-2022, inani losulelo lwemihla ngemihla lizakwehla liye kuma-7000 ngosuku⁴. Ngaba oko kuthetha ukuba i-SAGE (iQela leNgcebiso yezeNzululwazi yeeNgxamiseko) kwi UK urhulumente ufikelele kwimvumelwano yezenzululwazi esingayaziyo, kunye nosulelo lwe-Omicron kunye noqikelelo. Isithathu-kwesine sabantu abagonywe kabini e-UK, sibonisa ukuqala kokuphela kobhubhane? Ukuba kunjalo, amanye amazwe afumene ugonyo oluphindwe kabini lwe-70-75%, kufuneka alandele kwaye aphakamise izithintelo ezingeyomfuneko ngenxa ye-COVID-19 kwaye avumele uqoqosho luchume kwaye lubuyele kwisantya salo sesiqhelo kwakamsinya.  

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Iingxelo: 

1. I-COVID-19: Umthetho weMask osisinyanzelo wobuso ukuze utshintshe eNgilani. Inzululwazi yaseYurophu. Ithunyelwe nge-20 kaJanuwari 2022. Ifumaneka apha https://www.scientificeuropean.co.uk/covid-19/covid-19-mandatory-face-mask-rule-to-change-in-england/ 

2. Matuschek C, Moll F, Fangeau H, et al. Imbali kunye nexabiso leemaski zobuso. I-Eur J Med Res. 2020;25(1):23. Ipapashwe 2020 Jun 23. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-020-00423-4 

3. WHO 2020. Ukusetyenziswa kwemaski kumxholo we-COVID-19. Isikhokelo sethutyana. Nge-1 kaDisemba 2020. Iyafumaneka apha https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/advice-on-the-use-of-masks-in-the-community-during-home-care-and-in-healthcare-settings-in-the-context-of-the-novel-coronavirus-(2019-ncov)-outbreak 

4. Idatha yezempilo ye-COVID-19 - eUnited Kingdom. 20 January 2022. Ifumaneka apha https://covid19.healthdata.org/united-kingdom?view=infections-testing&tab=trend&test=infections 

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