Bangaki abantu abathola i-COVID-19 bagcina benezimpawu futhi yiziphi izimpawu abangaba nazo?
Context:Isifo se-coronavirus 2019 (i-COVID-19) yisifo esithathelwanayo esibangelwa igciwane, i-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Icala lokuqala elaziwayo lakhonjwa eWuhan, eChina, ngoDisemba 2019. Lesi sifo sasakazeka ngokushesha emhlabeni wonke, kwaphumela ekubeni kube khona ubhubhane lwe-COVID-19.  Izimpawu ze-COVID‐19 ziyahlukahluka kodwa ngokuvamile zihlanganisa umkhuhlane, ukukhwehlela, ikhanda elibuhlungu, ukukhathala, ubunzima bokuphefumula, ukulahlekelwa iphunga, nokulahlekelwa ukunambitheka. Izimpawu zingase ziqale ngemva kosuku olulodwa kuya kwezingu-14 ngemva kokungenwa yileli gciwane. Okungenani ingxenye eyodwa kwezintathu yabantu abangenwe yileli gciwane ayinazo izimpawu ezibonakalayo. Kulabo ababa nezimpawu eziphawuleka ngokwanele ukuba bahlukaniswe njengeziguli, iningi (81%) liba nezimpawu ezilula kuya kweziphakathi nendawo (kuze kufike ku-pneumonia emnene), kuyilapho u-14% eba nezimpawu ezinzima (ukuphelelwa umoya, i-hypoxia, noma ukubandakanyeka kwamaphaphu okungaphezu kuka-50% ekubonisweni kwezithombe), kanti u-5% uba nezimpawu ezibucayi (ukwehluleka kokuphefumula, ukushaqeka, noma ukungasebenzi kahle kwezitho eziningi). Abantu asebekhulile basengozini enkulu yokuthola izimpawu ezinzima. Abanye abantu bayaqhubeka nokuzwa imiphumela ehlukahlukene (i-COVID ende) izinyanga eziningi ngemva kokululama, futhi kuye kwabonwa ukulimala kwezitho zomzimba. Kuqhutshwa izifundo ezithatha iminyaka eminingi ukuze kuhlolisiswe imiphumela yesikhathi eside yalesi sifo.
Cishe izingxenye ezimbili kwezintathu zabantu abatheleleke nge-COVID-19 ziba nezimpawu ezibonakalayo. Kulabo ababa nezimpawu eziphawuleka ngokwanele ukuba bahlukaniswe njengeziguli, iningi (81%) liba nezimpawu ezilula kuya kweziphakathi nendawo (kuze kufike ku-pneumonia emnene), kuyilapho u-14% eba nezimpawu ezinzima (ukuphelelwa umoya, i-hypoxia, noma ukubandakanyeka kwamaphaphu okungaphezu kuka-50% ekubonisweni kwezithombe), kanti u-5% uba nezimpawu ezibucayi (ukwehluleka kokuphefumula, ukushaqeka, noma ukungasebenzi kahle kwezitho eziningi).