Izolo umphathiswa wezempilo ucebise abantu baseBahamian
malunga nobume beNoveli yeCoronavirus ka-2019 okanye i-2019-nCoV njengoko inxulumene neBahamas. Ukusukela namhlanje, nge-30 kaJanuwari, 2020, apho
khange bakrokrelwe, baxele okanye baqinisekise amatyala
Inoveli yeCoronavirus ka-2019 kwi Bahamas. I LoMphathiswa wezeMpilo
ibilandele isikhokelo samaqabane amazwe aphesheya, i-WHO,
I-PAHO, i-CARPHA kunye ne-CDC iqinisekisa ukuba imida yethu, impilo
Iiarhente nabo bonke abathathi-nxaxheba bakulungele ukuphendula
isiganeko sijongene netyala. Le meko iyaphuhla, kwaye
namhlanje, emva kwentlanganiso yesibini ye-International Health
Imimiselo (2005) IKomiti yeNgxamiseko, yezeMpilo yeHlabathi
Umbutho ubhengeze intsholongwane entsha ye-corona a
Imeko kaxakeka yeMpilo kaRhulumente yeNkxalabo yaMazwe ngaMazwe.
Bekukho kuphela abantu abahlanu ababhengezwe ngaphambili kuluntu jikelele
iimeko ezingxamisekileyo zempilo: H1N1 (umkhuhlane wehagu) ngo-2009, iPolio ngo-2014, iZika
ngo-2016 kunye ne-Ebola ngo-2014 no-2016.

UKUHLAZIYA KWIMEKO NGOKU

Idatha exeliweyo kwiNoveli Coronavirus njenganamhlanje, kusetyenziswa
Isikolo iJohn Hopkins School of Public Heath Chinese Coronavirus
IDashboard, ngexesha lokwenyani, ngamatyala ayi-8,235 XNUMX aqinisekisiweyo eNoveli
ICoronavirus apho i-8,124 ikwilizwe lase China. Ngoku,
kukho abantu abali-171 abaswelekileyo.

UKULUNGISELELA KWI-BAHAMAS

Ukwakha kwisiseko seenzame zethu zokulungela
I-SARS, i-H1N1 kunye ne-Ebola, uMphathiswa wezeMpilo uyakwazi
khawuleza ungene kwisenzo sokulungiselela i-2019 n-CoV kwaye unayo
Besidibene kwaye sicwangcisa impendulo yethu kwasekuqaleni kwiveki ephelileyo.
Iinkokheli kunye nabasebenzi bobuchwephesha boMphathiswa Wezempilo bane
badibene, banikwa amagqabantshintshi kwaye banikwe uxanduva lokuqinisekisa ukuba
amanyathelo afanelekileyo akhoyo okubeka iliso, ukufumanisa kunye nokuqulatha
ukusasazeka kwale ntsholongwane ukuba ifikelela elunxwemeni lwethu.

Sikwasebenzisana nawo onke amasebe karhulumente,
imibutho engekho phantsi kukarhulumente (NGOs) nabanye abathathi-nxaxheba
ukuqinisekisa ukuba sinempendulo elungelelanisiweyo nesebenzayo. I
Icandelo loMphathiswa libambe uthotho lwenoveli ye-coronavirus ye-2019 (nCoV)
Iintlanganiso zovuselelo ngaphakathi nangaphandle
abathathi-nxaxheba kwaye badibene nabameli abavela kuKhenketho,
Inkampani yaseNassau yoPhuhliso lweSikhululo senqwelomoya (i-NAD)
Ulawulo lweMida, amaSiko, ukuFudukela kwelinye ilizwe kunye neRoyal Bahamas
Umkhosi wamapolisa. Sisekuhambeni kwethu neengqungquthela kunye neNkulumbuso
UMphathiswa.

Ngale ntsasa i-Attorney General kunye noMphathiswa kaRhulumente
Iinkonzo zeMali, uRhwebo noShishino noFuduko;
Oonobhala Abasisigxina kwiOfisi yeNkulumbuso,
Ezokhenketho noKhenketho kwezoKhenketho, ezoThutho noRhulumente waseKhaya; i
UMlawuli Jikelele wezoKhenketho neMicimbi yaNgaphandle; i
Umlawuli weCustoms, kunye namanye amagosa aPhezulu avela
Umkhosi wamapolisa waseRoyal Bahamas, uKhuseleko lweRoyal Bahamas
Umkhosi, kunye nokuFudukela kwelinye ilizwe kudibene noMphathiswa kunye noNobhala osisigxina wezeMpilo kunye namanye amagosa ezempilo ahlangana ukuze axoxe
iCoronavirus ka-2019 (2019 nCoV). Uyilo lokuqala lwethu
ukulungela kunye nesicwangciso sokuphendula sasasazwa. Ngenxa ye
ungenelelo ngoncedo ngexesha lentlanganiso, siza kube sihlaziya isiCwangciso
Ukuqukumbela ngolwabiwo olubanzi ngomso.

Icandelo loMphathiswa Wezempilo linxibelelana rhoqo ne-WHO yethu
kunye nePan American Health Organisation (PAHO) kumaqabane
kufumana izaziso eziqhubekayo malunga nentsholongwane, ifuthe layo kunye
ukufumana uncedo kwezobuchwephesha ukuze silungise imizamo yethu yokuphendula.
Sibe nethamsanqa lokuba nommeli wePAHO / WHO
I-Bahamas kwindibano yethu kunye nomnxeba wonxibelelwano kunye
UMlawuli we-Pan American Health Organisation ngexesha lethu
intlanganiso. ICandelo loMphathiswa likwanxibelelana kwaye liyasebenzisana
amalungu e-Arhente yezeMpilo yoLuntu yaseCaribbean (CARPHA) ye
ukulungela kwengingqi, ukuvavanywa kunye nelabhoratri
iingcebiso. Uthethwano neZiko leZifo
Ulawulo (CDC) luyaqhubeka.

UKUHAMBA NORHWEBO

Ukulandela inqanaba lesi-3 lokucebisa ngohambo elikhutshwe yi-United States
Amaziko oLawulo noThintelo lweZifo (CDC) malunga
Ukuqhambuka kweCoronavirus kutshanje e-China, kunye nokuhamba
Izithintelo eFrance, e-United Kingdom, e-Australia, eJamaica
kunye namanye amazwe azimeleyo, URhulumente weBahamas
iphumeze ukuvalwa kokuhamba, kuthintela lonke uhambo olusuka eTshayina ukuya
IiBahamas. Isebenza kwangoko, nabaphi na abangahlaliyo
ngaphandle kobuzwe otyelele iChina kwiintsuku ezingama-20 ezidlulileyo
aza kwalelwa ukungena kweli lizwe. Bonke abahlali ababuyela kuyo
I-Bahamas iya kugcinwa ngokungqongqo kwaye ibekwe esweni
Ukuphuhliswa kweempawu zexesha lokufukama
ixesha elinobuninzi beentsuku ezili-14.

Ingcebiso yangoku ye-WHO ichasene nokungabalulekanga
ukuhamba kwabantu ukuya eTshayina ngeli xesha. UMphathiswa wezeMpilo,
ke ngoko ucebisa ukuba abantu KUFUNEKA bahambe kuloo nto
mmandla, thabatha amanyathelo okuzikhusela ngokuphepha
ukudibana ngqo nabantu abagulayo kunye neemveliso ezivela kwizilwanyana. Khuthala, nikela ingqalelo kwaye uzixhobise ngokuhamba
Ulwazi malunga neengcebiso ezinxulumene neNoveli yeCoronavirus ka-2019
ngaphambi kokuba uhambe. Ukuba ngexesha, okanye emva kohambo lwakho, iimpawu ze
Isifo sokuphefumla sinamava, uyakhuthazwa
ngoko nangoko qhagamshelana nomboneleli wezonyango oza kukukhokela
amanyathelo akho alandelayo. Yilungele ukunika imbali yakho yokuhamba epheleleyo kwimpilo
ababoneleli. Njengoko sele kukhankanyiwe, bonke abantu ababuyela eThe
I-Bahamas evela e-China iya kuvalwa.

Njengolwazi olunxulumene nale coronavirus luhlala luhleli
Ukuhlaziywa, iSebe lezeMpilo liqinisekisa ukuba uluntu
uhlala enolwazi ngokusebenzisa imidiya yemveli kunye nentlalo. Injongo kuku
bonelela iintsapho kunye nabemi bonke beBahamas nge
ulwazi oluyimfuneko ukukhusela impilo yabo. Nceda uqinisekise
ukuba ufumana ulwazi lwakho olunokuthenjwa kwaye
imithombo ethembekileyo.

Ubekw'esweni oluqhubekayo lwemida yethu lubalulekile. Ukubeka iliso konke konke
izibuko zethu eziseNew Providence kunye neZiqithi zeFamily ziphuculwe ngentsebenziswano yamaziko amaninzi. Lynden Pindling
Isikhululo senqwelomoya samanye amazwe (i-LPIA) kunye namanye amazibuko amakhulu okungena
inxulunyaniswe neCandelo lethu leSizwe lokuHlola iZifo eziSasazekayo
ngoqhagamshelwano lwegosa elihlola izibuko leeyure ezingamashumi amabini anesine. I
UMphathiswa wezeMpilo uqinisekisile ukuba sinezinto ezininzi ezaneleyo
Izixhobo zoKhuseleko lobuqu (PPE) zabasebenzi abaphambili,
kwaye amandla ovavanyo lwaselebhu akhoyo.

Ndingathanda ukuphinda ndithi okwangoku, akubangakho
kurhanelwa, uxelwe okanye uqinisekisile amatyala eNoveli ka-2019
ICoronavirus (2019-nCoV) kwi-Bahamas.

Iimpawu eziqhelekileyo zosulelo kule ntsholongwane zibandakanya ukuphefumla
iimpawu kubandakanya -

• ifiva;

• ukukhwehlela;

• ukuqhawukelwa ngumphefumlo; kwaye

• ubunzima bokuphefumla.

Kwiimeko ezinzima kakhulu, usulelo lunokubangela:

• ukukrala kwemiphunga;

• uxinzelelo olukhulu lokuphefumla;

• ukusilela kwezintso; kwaye

• nkqu nokufa.

Iingcebiso eziqhelekileyo zokuthintela ukusasazeka koku
usulelo lubandakanya:

• rhoqo, ukuhlamba izandla ngokufanelekileyo kunye nokusetyenziswa kwezicoci-izandla;

• ngokuvala umlomo nempumlo xa ukhohlela naxa uthimla
ngokukhethekileyo ngengqiniba kunye nomkhono;

• ukupheka kakuhle inyama kunye namaqanda; kwaye

• ukunqanda unxibelelwano olusondeleyo naye nabani na obonakalisa iimpawu ze
izifo zokuphefumla ezinjengokukhohlela kunye nokuthimla.

UKUHLAWULWA

Okwangoku, isitofu sokugonya asikenziwa ukuba sithintele
yeNoveli yeCoronavirus ka-2019. Ngoko ke, unyango lujoliswe
kwiimpawu.

INDLELA EYA PHAMBILI

Izimvo zabasebenzi eziqhubekayo kuzo zonke iiarhente zabachaphazelekayo
uhlaziyo rhoqo ukuqinisekisa ukuchongwa okukhawulezayo, isifo kunye
Ulawulo lwetyala elikrokrelekayo luyaqinisekiswa. Ezongezelelweyo
iintlanganiso nezinye iiarhente zempilo kunye nabachaphazelekayo zezi
kucwangcisiwe.

Ngomso, iSebe lezeMpilo liza kudibana ne-US
ulawulo lwemida, abaqhubi beenqwelo moya, iiNkonzo zeNqwelomoya zeNassau kunye
Ukufudukela eBahamas kunye neNkcubeko.

Kwiintsuku ezizayo kulindeleke ukuba amagosa avela kwi
UMphathiswa wezeMpilo uza kudibana ne-aviation based based
imisebenzi enjengeOdyssey, iiNkonzo eziXhasayo zeNkxaso yeeNdiza
(Jet Aviation) kunye nePhoenix Aviation.

Ikwayinjongo yoMphathiswa ukudibana neFamily Island
Amagosa, amasiko kunye namagosa okungena, oogqirha kunye
abongikazi kwiziqithi zaseGrand Bahama, eSan Salvador, eEexuma nase
Andros ngevidiyo yenkomfa. Ezi ntlanganiso ziyinxalenye ye
Inzame eqhubekayo yokuhlaziya abasebenzi ngaphambili kunye nabemi
kwiiIqithi zoSapho malunga neNoveli Coronavirus.

Nceda uqiniseke ukuba iSebe lezeMpilo likulungele ukuqinisekisa
ukhuseleko lwempilo lwabo bonke abahlali kunye neendwendwe kwiThe
Bhahamas. Injongo yethu kukulungela nantoni na enokubakho
iimeko zongxamiseko zempilo eziza kunxweme lwethu kunye nokunciphisa umda
ifuthe kubemi bethu.

INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:

Following the Level 3 travel advisory issued by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) concerning the recent Coronavirus outbreak in China, along with travel restrictions in France, the United Kingdom, Australia, Jamaica and other sovereign nations, the Government of The Bahamas has implemented a travel ban, restricting all travel from China to The Bahamas.
The leaders and technical staff of the Ministry of Health have met, were briefed and tasked with responsibilities to ensure that necessary measures are in place to monitor, detect and contain the spread of this virus if it reaches our shores.
The data reported on the Novel Coronavirus as of today, using The Johns Hopkins School of Public Heath Chinese Coronavirus Dashboard, in real time, is 8,235 confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus of which 8,124 are on mainland China.