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Izikhulu zezempilo zaseNingizimu Afrika zithi cishe izingxenye ezintathu kwezine ze-genome yegciwane ehlelwe ngenyanga edlule ingeyenguqulo entsha.
Izikhulu zezempilo zendawo zithi njengoba kutholakale izinhlobo ezintsha zokuqala emazweni amaningi, okuhlanganisa ne-United States, uhlobo lwe-Omicron lube negalelo ekwandeni “okukhathazayo” kwamacala e-coronavirus eNingizimu Afrika futhi ngokushesha lwaba uhlobo oluyinhloko.
I-United Arab Emirates kanye neNingizimu Korea, esezilwisana nobhubhane oluya luba lubi futhi ziqopha ukutheleleka kwansuku zonke, nazo ziqinisekisile amacala e-Omicron.
UDkt. Michelle Groome we-National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NICD) eNingizimu Afrika uthe inani lokutheleleka likhuphuke kakhulu emasontweni amabili edlule, kusukela esilinganisweni samacala amasha angaba ngu-300 ngosuku ngesonto kuya kwamacala ayi-1,000 ngesonto eledlule, okwakamuva kakhulu kungu-3,500. NgoLwesithathu, iNingizimu Afrika iqophe amacala angu-8,561. Esontweni eledlule, izibalo zansuku zonke zazingu-1,275.
I-NICD ithe ama-74% azo zonke izinhlobo zegciwane ezihlelwe ngenyanga edlule angowezinhlobo ezintsha, ezatholakala okokuqala kusampula eqoqwe eGauteng, isifundazwe esinabantu abaningi eNingizimu Afrika, ngoNovemba 8.
I-KellyMed inikele ngephampu yokufaka, iphampu yesirinji kanye nephampu yokondla eMnyangweni Wezempilo waseNingizimu Afrika ukuze kunqotshwe lolu hlobo lwegciwane.

Nakuba kusenemibuzo ebalulekile mayelana nokusabalala kwezinhlobo ze-Omicron, ochwepheshe balangazelela ukuthola izinga lokuvikelwa elinikezwa yilo muthi. Isazi sezifo ezibangelwa yi-World Health Organisation (WHO) uMaria van Kerkhove uthe esithangamini ukuthi idatha mayelana nokutheleleka kwe-Omicron kufanele inikezwe “ezinsukwini ezimbalwa.”
I-NICD ithe idatha yokuqala yezifo ikhombisa ukuthi i-Omicron ingagwema ukuzivikela komzimba okuthile, kodwa umuthi wokugoma okhona kufanele usavimbele ukugula okukhulu nokufa. U-Uğur Şahin, i-CEO ye-BioNTech, uthe umuthi wokugoma owukhiqizayo ngokubambisana ne-Pfizer ungase unikeze isivikelo esiqinile ezifweni ezinkulu ze-Omicron.
Ngesikhathi uhulumeni elinde ukuthi kuvele isimo esibanzi, ohulumeni abaningi bayaqhubeka nokuqinisa imingcele yemingcele ngomzamo wokuvimbela ukusabalala kwaleli gciwane.
INingizimu Korea yabeka imikhawulo eyengeziwe yokuhamba lapho kutholakala amacala amahlanu okuqala e-Omicron, futhi kukhona ukukhathazeka okukhulayo kokuthi lolu hlobo olusha lungase luthinte ukwanda kwalo okuqhubekayo kwe-Covid.
Iziphathimandla zimise ukukhululwa kokuvalelwa ngaphandle kwabahambi abangenayo abagonywe ngokuphelele amasonto amabili, futhi manje badinga ukuvalelwa ngaphandle izinsuku eziyi-10.
Inani lansuku zonke labantu abangenwe yileli gciwane eNingizimu Korea lifinyelele irekhodi elingaphezu kuka-5,200 ngoLwesine, futhi kukhona ukukhathazeka okukhulayo ngokuthi inani leziguli ezinezimpawu ezinzima likhuphuke kakhulu.
Ngasekuqaleni kwale nyanga, izwe lanciphisa imikhawulo - izwe seligome ngokuphelele cishe ama-92% abantu abadala - kodwa inani lokutheleleka liye landa kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, futhi ukuba khona kwe-Omicron kuye kwandisa ukukhathazeka okusha mayelana nengcindezi ohlelweni lwezibhedlela oluvele lucindezelekile.
EYurophu, umongameli wenhlangano ephethe ye-European Union uthe yize ososayensi sebezitholile izingozi zayo, abantu “bagijimela isikhathi” ukuze bagweme lolu hlobo olusha. I-EU izokwethula umuthi wokugomela izingane eziphakathi kweminyaka emi-5 neyi-11 ubudala isonto elilodwa ngaphambi kukaDisemba 13.
UMongameli weKhomishini yaseYurophu u-Ursula von der Lein uthe engqungqutheleni yabezindaba: “Lungela okubi kakhulu futhi ulungele okuhle kakhulu.”
I-United Kingdom kanye ne-United States zandise izinhlelo zazo zokuthuthukisa ukuze zibhekane nezinhlobo ezintsha, futhi i-Australia ibuyekeza izikhathi zazo zohlelo.
Isazi sezifo ezithelelanayo saseMelika u-Anthony Fauci sigcizelele ukuthi abantu abadala abagonywe ngokuphelele kufanele bafune ama-booster uma befanelekela ukuhlinzeka ngesivikelo esingcono kakhulu kubo.
Naphezu kwalokhu, i-WHO iveze kaningi ukuthi uma nje i-coronavirus ivunyelwe ukusabalala ngokukhululeka phakathi kwenani elikhulu labantu abangagonyiwe, izoqhubeka nokukhiqiza izinhlobo ezintsha.
UMqondisi-Jikelele we-WHO uTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus uthe: “Emhlabeni jikelele, izinga lethu lokugoma liphansi, kanti izinga lokutholakala liphansi kakhulu - lokhu kuyimfihlo yokuzala nokukhulisa izinguquko,” kukhumbuza umhlaba ukuthi izinguquko ze-Delta “zibangela cishe zonke. Amacala”.
“Kudingeka sisebenzise amathuluzi esinawo kakade ukuvimbela ukusabalala nokusindisa izimpilo zeDelta Air Lines. Uma senza kanjalo, sizovimbela nokusabalala futhi sisindise izimpilo ze-Omicron,” kusho yena.