Abahambi ababini beHajj abavela eIran bosulelwe yintsholongwane ye-H1N1, ngokweengxelo ezivela kwi-arhente yeendaba yelizwe.
I-arhente yeendaba yase-Iran iFars ngoLwesithathu inike ingxelo yokuba inkosikazi eneminyaka engama-57 ubudala kunye nendoda eneminyaka engama-24 ubudala eyayisandula ukubuya kuhambo ngezonqulo kwavavanywa ukuba inentsholongwane ye-H1N1, ekwabizwa ngokuba ngumkhuhlane wehagu. Oku kuzisa i-Iran's tally kumatyala amathathu.
Nyaka ngamnye malunga namaSilamsi azizigidi ezibini aya eMecca—eyona ndawo ingcwele kubuSilamsi. Kunye nohambo lwezonqulo lweHajj lwaminyaka le, ekufuneka onke amaSilamsi alwenze ubuncinane kube kanye ukuba anokukwazi, abathembekileyo banokwenza uhambo oluncinane lokuya eMecca, olubizwa ngokuba yi-umra, nangaliphi na ixesha lonyaka.
Amatyala amva nje aqaqambisa iinkxalabo zokuba uhambo lwamaMuslim luya kukhawulezisa ukusasazeka komkhuhlane wehagu.
NgoJuni, ilizwe elisingethe iSaudi Arabia libambe indibano yocweyo apho amagosa ezempilo acebisa ukuba abafazi abakhulelweyo, abantwana kunye nabantu abadala abanesifo esinganyangekiyo akufuneki baye kuhambo oluya ngoNovemba.
Ukongeza, amagosa acebisa ukuba iindwendwe zelizwe zifumana isitofu sokugonya umkhuhlane wexesha ubuncinane kwiiveki ezimbini ngaphambi kokuya kwiindawo ezingcwele.
UGregory Hartl, iNkokeli yeQela le-H1N1 yoNxibelelwano lwe-WHO uxelele i-CNN: "Sisasaza kuwo onke amazwe ingcebiso ebekwe yiSaudi Arabia ngokwayo ngexesha leHajj."
Amazinga osulelo kuMbindi Mpuma, nangona kunjalo, asephantsi kakhulu kwimiba engaphezulu kwe-1100, kungekho ngxelo yokufa. Kwaye eSaudi Arabia inani lilonke losulelo oluxeliweyo ngoku limi kwi-114 kuphela.
NgoMvulo, ilizwe livale isikolo samazwe ngamazwe emva kokuba kwafunyaniswa ukuba kwafunyaniswa ukuba abafundi abangama-20 banentsholongwane ye-Influenza A(H1N1).
ISaudi Arabia ikwafuna ukuphinda ingcebiso yezempilo jikelele kubandakanya ukhohlokhohlo kunye nokuthimla etiquette (ukugquma impumlo nomlomo), ukusetyenziswa kweejeli zezandla ezibulala amagciwane kunye nokuhlamba izandla rhoqo ngesepha namanzi.
Amanani amva nje oMbutho wezeMpilo weHlabathi aqikelela ukuba izinga losulelo kwihlabathi liphela lisondela kwi-100,000 kunye ne-429 erekhodiweyo yokusweleka.
Kodwa iinkxalabo kufuneka ziqhubeke malunga namazwe anabemi abaninzi abangamaSilamsi kunye namanqanaba aphezulu osulelo lomkhuhlane wehagu.
I-US, umzekelo, iphezulu kwitafile ye-WHO's swine flu kunye neemeko ezingaphezulu kwe-37,000 ezixeliweyo. IWebhusayithi ye-Ambassy yaseSaudi Arabia e-US ithi phantse ii-visa ze-12,000 zakhutshwa kwi-Hajj kwi-2008.
E-UK, indawo yeWebhusayithi ye-Ofisi yezaNgaphandle kunye ne-Commonwealth ingxelo yokuba malunga ne-25,000 yamaSilamsi aseBritane aya eHajj minyaka le. I-UK yindawo yesithathu kwitafile ye-WHO's swine flu enamatyala angaphezulu kwama-9000 axeliweyo ukuza kuthi ga ngoku.
Ngenxa yoku, iBhunga lamaSilamsi eBritane lixelele i-CNN ukuba bazakupapasha iingcebiso kumaSilamsi aseBritane afuna ukuya eHajj kungekudala.
Uloyiko malunga nokusasazeka komkhuhlane wehagu ngexesha leHajj kunwenwela kuwo wonke ummandla woMbindi Mpuma kwaye oorhulumente baye bakhawuleza ukupapasha isikhokelo.
I-Bahrain kunye ne-Oman zombini zikhuphe iingcebiso ezifanayo kwi-Saudi Arabia, kwaye i-United Arab Emirates imiselwe ukuqalisa iphulo lokwazisa ngomkhuhlane wehagu kwi-Hajj.
ISaudi Arabia sele ibeke indawo yokuvalelwa kwizikhululo zeenqwelomoya ezinkulu zelizwe ukuze abahambi ngezonqulo abarhanelwa ukuba banomkhuhlane wehagu babe bodwa ngokukhuselekileyo.
