Umama onesifo esiyimbelesela unqobe iCOVID-19

 Abantu abanezifo eziyimbelesela – njengesifuba so-moya, umfutho wegazi ophakeme, izifo eziyimbe-lesela ezihambisana nezinso kanye nesifo sikashukela – bangahlangabezana nezi-mpawu zegciwane le-coro-na (i-COVID-19) ezibucayi kakhulu, futhi bangafa nokufa ngenxa yengcindezi elethwa yileli gciwane emzi-mbeni yabo.
Ngenhlanhla enkulu,  ngesikhathi udokotela osebe-nza eKapa futhi ongumama wabantwana abathathu u-Insa-af Mohammed (oneminyaka engama-40) uye wahlonzwa njengonegciwane le-corona (i-COVID-19) kwelinye icala eguliswa yisifuba somoya, nokwazile ukulawula lezi zimo futhi ngaphandle kokugula okutheni.U-Mohammed usuleleke nge-COVID-19 eyithola kumkhwenyana wakhe, ose-benza elebhu yesibhedlela i-Groote Schuur. Indodana ka-Mohammed eneminyaka eyisikhombisa ubudala nayo ihlonzwe njengenegciwane.Emva kokuhlonzwa njenge-zisulu zegciwane le-corona, bobathathu babe sebehlala ngabodwana khona ekhaya labo. “Besihleli ngasodwana emagunjini ethu okulala, ngesikhathi umamezala wami onesifo sikashukela kanye nomfutho wegazi ophakeme kuyabongeka ukuthi yena akazange wesuleleka ngaleli gciwane – unakekele laba bantwana abanye ababili,” kusho u-Mohammed.NgokoMnyango Wezempi-lo waseNtshonalanga Kapa, abantu abanesifo somfutho wegazi, isifo sikashukela kanye nesifo esiyimbelesela sezinso bangabanye babantu abalinyazwa kakhulu yi-COVID-19.Mhla zingama-25 kuNhlaba, abantu abanalezi zifo ezila-ndelayo batshengise izi-mpawu ezibucayi kakhulu:
• Isifo somfutho wegazi, amaphesenti angama-58• Isifo sikashukela, amaphe-senti angama-56• Isifo esiyimbelesela sezinso, amaphesenti ayi-17• ISandulela Ngculazi, ama-phesenti ayi-16• Isifuba somoya noma izifo eziyimbelelsela zokuphefu-mula, amaphesenti ayi-15• Isifo senhliziyo, amaphe-senti ayi-11• Ukukhuluphala ngokwe-qile, amaphesenti ayi-13• Isifo sofuba, amaphesenti ayi-13• Isifo somdlavuza, amaphe-senti amabili• Okunye ukugula okuyi-mbelesela, amaphesenti ayi-16.U-Mohammed uthi ukwe-saba kwakhe okukhulu kwakulele ekuhlangabezaneni nezimo ezinzima zokuphefu-mula ngenxa ye-COVID-19. “Ngihlangabezane nokuhla-la ngikhathele, ukukhwehlela kanye nokucinana kwesifuba, nokuye kwaxazululwa yisi-futho sami sesifuba somoya. Izimpawu zokugula kwami bezingebucayi njengezo-mkhwenyana wami, obenezi-nhlungu umzimba wonke, ucanucanu, ukucinana kwe-sifuba, ukuphefumula kanzi-ma, ukuvaleka kwamakhala, izikhwehlela esifubeni kanye nemfiva. Indodana yami yabanjwa imfiva izinsuku ezintathu, kodwa iye yalu-lama ngokuphuthuma emva kokunqoba lezi zimpawu zakhe,” kusho yena.Umndeni ka-Mohammed ubuyilandela ngendlela yonke imithetho yenhlanzeko emse-benzini kanye nasekhaya, uku-gwema ukwesulelana ngaleli gciwane. “Umndeni wami ubuqonda, uzinakekela futhi wesekana, futhi ubusilethela ukudla kwakusihlwa, kod-wa kwesinye isikhathi um-phakathi wakho ungekhombi-se ukunakekela fu-thi nobuhlungu obenzi-wa ezinkundleni zoku-xhumana kuyethusa,” ku-sho u-Mohammed.UMnyango Wezempilo waseNtshonalanga Kapa uthi ukuphuza amanzi ngo-kwanele kanye nokubheka izi-nga likashukela wakho egazi-ni, umfutho wegazi kanye nokubheka izinga lokushisa iyona ndlela yokulawula i-COVID-19, ikakhulukazi kubantu abanezifo eziyimbe-lesela.Ukwengeza, umnyango weluleka abantu abanezifo eziyimbelesela  ukuthi:
• Badle imithi yabo yokwe-lashwa ngendlela eyiyo, njengoba kusho ungoti we-zokunakekelwa kwempilo. • Bahlanze izandla zabo ngensipho namanzi oku-ngenani imizuzwana enga-ma-20, ngaphambi kokuba bathinte imithi.• Bangalinge bayeke uku-dla imithi yokwelashwa ngaphandle uma kusho ungoti wezokunakekelwa kwempilo futhi bangabe-lani namuntu imithi yabo.• Bazame ukuvocavoca umzi-mba imizuzu engama-30 ngosuku.Umnyango uthi abantu abanesifo sikashukela bana-mathuba aphezulu okuhla-ngabezana nezimo zokugula okuqhamuka ne-COVID-19, kodwa ubungozi bokuthi lowo muntu angagcina egula kakhulu buncane uma nje izinga lakhe likashukela lilawuleka ngendlela eyiyo.“Ngokuvamile, abantu abanesifo sikashukela yibona abasemathubeni amaningi okuthi bahlangabezane ne-zimpawu ezibucayi kanye nobunzima uma besule-leke ngegciwane le-corona. Njengoba abantu abanesifo sikashukela besengcupheni enkulu yezimpawu ezibucayi ze-COVID-19, ukuziqhelelani-sa kubantu kuyagqugquzelwa lapho kungenzeka khona. Ukukhuluphala ngokweqile nakho kunobungozi bezimpa-wu ezibucayi ze-COVID-19. Ukwehla emzimbeni, lapho kungenzeka khona, kuya-gqugquzelwa.”Ukuba ngumqemaneEmva kokuba ehlaliswe yedwana izinsuku ezi-14, u-Mohammed wabuyela emse-benzini. Uthi ukwelulama kuleli gciwane kushintshe indlela acabanga ngayo futhi abona ngayo impilo.“Uwubonga kakhulu  umndeni wakho kanye ne-zinto ezincane empilweni. Ngiyafisa sengathi abantu kunoma yiyiphi indawo yokusebenza bengathatha isibopho ngempilo yabo futhi bafundise imindeni yabo kanye nabantwana, ikakhu-lukazi njengoba abantwana sebebuyele esikoleni. “Siza umntwana wakho ukuthi athole izindlela ezi-ntsha zokutshengisa uthando ebanganini babo, ngapha-ndle kokusondelana kanye nokuthintana nabo. Yenza ukuthi umndeni wakho ubu-lale amagciwane ngaphambi kokuba ungene endlini, shiya izicathulo egalaji uma kufanele, khumula zonke izi-ngubo zakho ugeze umzimba ngaphambi kokuba ubingelele umndeni wakho futhi qaphela kakhulu ezempilo ukuze uba-vikele,” kusho yena.Umnyango weluleke abantu abanezifo eziyimbelesela uku-ba badle ukudla okunempilo, bazivocavoce njalo, bakwazi ukulawula ukhwantalala, balandele uhlelo lwemithi yokwelashwa kwabo futhi balandele izinyathelo zokuzi-vikela ezidingekayo.
 vonesifo sikashukela kanye nomfutho wegazi ophakeme kuyabongeka ukuthi yena akazange wesuleleka ngaleli gciwane – unakekele laba bantwana abanye ababili,” kusho u-Mohammed.
qile, amaphesenti ayi-13• Isifo sofuba, amaphesenti ayi-13lama ngokuphuthuma emva kokunqoba lezi zimpawu zakhe,” kusho yena.
Umndeni ka-Mohammed ubuyilandela ngendlela yonke imithetho yenhlanzeko emsebenzini kanye nasekhaya, ukugwema ukwesulelana ngaleli gciwane. “Umndeni wami ubuqonda, uzinakekela futhi wesekana, futhi ubusilethela ukudla kwakusihlwa, kodwa kwesinye isikhathi umphakathi wakho ungekhombise ukunakekela futhi nobuhlungu obenziwa ezinkundleni zoku U-Insaaf Mohammed, ophethwe isifuba somoya, ukwazile ukunqoba iCOVID-19 .
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