Seliqonga njalo okwesabekayo inani labatholakala beleCoronavirus emazweni awezekwazi le Europe ngasikhathi sinye sokuphuma inkuthazo yokuthi amazwe la, abuyele kuziqondiso eziqinileyo zokuvimba ukumemetheka kwaleligcikwane. Kwele Bhilitathane inani lasebubulawa lokutholakala belegcikwane leli, liqansa nsukuzonke osekusethusa izizalwane zeZimbabwe ezihlala kulelolizwe.
Uphenduk' usidla amalangabi umkhuhlane we Covid-19 kweleBhilithani, inengi lezizalwane zeZimbabwe sezilala zingalele ngovalo uzaphinda utshaye ukhwaze ngolaka njengalokho okwenzakale ekuqaliseni kwalonyaka kwacina kuvalwa ilizwe lonke.
UNkosazana Respect Sgubudu ohlala edolobheni le Leicester uthi abantu kabaqaphele.
"Siyakwazi ukuthi ikeyabuya lapha yathatha izihlobo zethu ekuseni lantambama, bathi sebejika bathi khona thina amablacks yithi esifa kakhulu. So khathesi yisikhathi sokuthi sizinakelele, sizicabangele singacabangi imali ngoba imali Iyadlula. Akula mpilo eyomuntu ongayithenga ngemali. Mina nginje ngisebenza ko Frontline but l decided ukuhlala ng'khaya, kwabanengi abaphuma be positive nge corona ngabantwana abancane ama 20s. Because mina ngikhuluma from experience ngafelwa ngumuntu o close kimi ngendaba yecorona."
Umnunzana Bernard Nyoni nguMongi esibhedlela sedolobho leManchester njalo uke wagula ngalumkhuhlane, uthi ukubona kanye yikubona kabili.
"Mina i covid yaphosa yangibulala so ukuthi ngibuyele emsebenzini futhi hayi. Ngingu nurse impela kodwa impilo yami iqakathekile kakhulu kungcono umsebenzi wakhona uphele. Sengitshiyile lomsebenzi wakhona lo ngisendlini ngizihlalele, abasebenze abafuna ukusebenza kodwa hayi. Okuyinto lokhu kugcwele njalo futhi kubulala thina abantu abamnyama kuyaquphula."
Umkhuhlane weCovid-19 ubisela amabhizimisi emuva ubulala ezomnotho. UNkosazana Phathi Nyathi ulemkampani yakhe yezempilakahle engcedisa abagula besezindlini kodwa ingxaki sokuyizisebenzi ezingasabuyi emsebenzini ngokwesaba umkhuhlane lo.
"Test and trace its making it worse because uvuka abantu abangu two or three bethi bona kuthiwe ba isolate. Given i support buble yama volunteers, lama students nxa bevalile kuba ngcono. Kunzima kakhulu we just need i support really from all corners kuma local authorities. We get more information sharing is very helpful as well to everybody else."
Unkosazana Privilege Dube wase Brighton uyazisebenza uthi yindlala yodwa kuye lonyaka ngenxa yalumkhuhlane.
"Ngibuhlungu kakhulu ukuthi icorona isiphendukile, njengathi thina ama-beauty therapist esizisebenzayo kunzima kakhulu kithi. Asazi sophila nga? Siyahamba ema-saloon siyevula ema saloon hayi ama client awekho so angazi sophila kanjani."
UMnu Mthandazo Thebe yingcwethu kwezempilakahle esebenzela edolobheni le Chester. Yenake uthi iCovid-19 ayikabi lomuthi wokuyelapha, kumele nje abantu baqine ngokuzivikela.
"Kukhanya umkhuhlane we covid usuqalile njalo ukumemetheka okwesibili ngendlela eyesabekayo. Sesimele sitshintshe indlela esisebenza ngayo, ikakhulu emahofisini asisahambi emahofisini sokumele sisebenzele ezindlini. Sesike sabona abanengi abasitshiyileyo ngenxa yomkhuhlane lo. Umkhuhlane wakhona ukhanya unga controleki so wonke nje umuntu, uyacelwa nje ukuthi silandelenini ama regulations wonalawa. Umthetho obekiweyo wokuba ugeze izandla, sanitise and stay safe."
Ugatsha luka Hulumende weBhilithane lwe Office of National Statistics lubika ukuba sokulabantu ababulewe yiCoronavirus abazinkulungwane ezingamatshumi edlula ayisithupha-60 000, lokhu waqhamukayo ekuqaliseni kwalonyaka. Asebebanjwe belegcikwane leli sebelanda isigidi esisodwa eNglandi.
Ngeviki ephelileyo uhulumende weBhilithane ufake iziqondiso zokuvikela ukumemetheka kwegcikwane leli ezehlukeneyo njalo zitshiyana ngamadolobho esithi ukuvala ilizwe lonke kubulala ezomnotho. Ingcwethu kwezempilakahle zona zithi izinqumo lezi zokufakwa ngezigaba azisebenzi ngoba abantu bayavakatshelana bethelelana umkhuhlane lo. Bathe ukumemetheka kwaleli gcikwane kulakho ukuthatha imiphefumulo yabantu abanengi ikakhulu ngesikhathi somqando osuqalile emhlubulweni weEurope. Ngakhoke zikhuthaza inhloko kahulumende yeleBhilithane, uMnu Boris Johnson ukuthi avale yonkinto aqinise iziqondiso zokuvikela ukumemetheka kwe Covid-19.
