Ngokwenkokeli yezobuntlola kumthengi uCatalina, kule veki iphelileyo nge-18 kaDisemba intengiso yezixhobo zokuzivavanya ze-COVID-19 inyuke nge-225% xa kuthelekiswa neeveki ezintandathu ezidlulileyo, kwaye nge-71% xa ithelekiswa neveki ephela nge-11 kaDec.
Ngelixa izixhobo zokuzivavanya ze-COVID-19 zazingekho phambi kuka-Epreli ka-2021, icandelo loVavanyo lweMpilo yaseKhaya - elibandakanya imaski yobuso - lalinyuke nge-370% kwiveki ephela nge-18 kaDec. 2021 vs. ubhubhane wehlabathi uqhubeke ukusasazeka. Xa uthelekisa idatha yokuthenga kwixesha elifanayo kwiminyaka emibini eyadlulayo, kwangaphambi kokuba i-COVID-19 ifumane ulwazi ngokubanzi, ukuthengiswa kwecandelo kunyuke nge-1,442%.
Ngezazinzulu eziqhubeka nokwenza ityala lemaski zobuso zinceda ukumisa ukusasazeka kwe-COVID-19 kunye nokwahluka kweDelta kunye ne-Omicron, ukuthengiswa kwemaski yobuso kunyuke ngeepesenti ezingama-20 kwezi veki zintandathu zidlulileyo. Nangona kunjalo, ukuthengiswa kweemaski zobuso kwiveki ephela nge-18 kaDisemba zehle nge-25% xa kuthelekiswa nexesha elinye kunyaka odlulileyo njengoko izithintelo ezinxulumene ne-COVID ziye zathotywa kushishino kunye noluntu.
"Ukufumana umbono wobungakanani bezixhobo zovavanyo lwasekhaya lwe-COVID-19, ngaphandle kwendawo ngoku benza i-84% yodidi lulonke, kunye neemaski zobuso kunye nazo zonke ezinye izixhobo zovavanyo lwempilo yasekhaya nganye yenza i-8%," yatsho iNkosi yaseCatalina. IGosa leNtengiso uMarta Cyhan. "Njengokuba abantu abaninzi ngoku bekhetha ukuthatha uvavanyo lwe-COVID ekhaya ngaphambi kokuya kwindibano yentlalontle, silindele ukuba intengiso yolu didi iqhubeleke phezulu silindele ukuhlanganisana nosapho kunye nabahlobo ngeKrisimesi nangoNyaka oMtsha."
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- With scientists continuing to make the case for face masks helping to stop the spread of COVID-19 as well as the Delta and Omicron variants, face mask sales have climbed 20 percent over the past six weeks.
- “With more people now opting to take COVID tests at home before attending a social function, we anticipate sales in this category will continue to skyrocket in anticipation of gathering with family and friends for Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
- “To get an idea of the scale of COVID-19 home testing kits, out of nowhere they now make up 84% of the overall category, with face masks and all other home health testing kits each making up 8%,”.
