I-China ivula kwakhona imida njengendlela yokugqibela yokuvalelisa kwi-zero-COVID

NguJoyce Zhou kunye noYew Lun Tian

I-HONG KONG/BEIJING, nge-8 kaJanuwari (Reuters) - Abahambi bangene eTshayina ngenqwelo moya, umhlaba kunye nolwandle ngeCawa, uninzi lwabo lulangazelela ukudibana kwakhona okulindelweyo, njengoko iBeijing ivule imida ebivaliwe ukusukela oko kwaqala ubhubhane we-COVID-19.

Emva kweminyaka emithathu, ilizwekazi laseTshayina lavula iindlela zokuwela ulwandle nomhlaba eHong Kong laza laphelisa imfuneko yokuba abahambi abangenayo bavalelwe bodwa, lachitha intsika yokugqibela yomgaqo-nkqubo we-COVID ongazange ube ne-COVID owawukhusele abantu baseTshayina abayi-1.4 yeebhiliyoni kwintsholongwane kodwa wabasusa kwihlabathi liphela.

Ukuyekelela kweTshayina kwinyanga ephelileyo kwenye yezona nkqubo zinzima ze-COVID kwihlabathi kulandela imibhikisho yembali echasene nomgaqo-nkqubo oquka ukuvavanywa rhoqo, imiqathango yokuhamba kunye nokuvalwa kwezindlu ngobuninzi okonakalisa kakhulu uqoqosho lwesibini ngobukhulu.

Imigca emide yenziwe kwiindawo zokubhalisa iinqwelomoya eziya kwizixeko ezinkulu eziquka iBeijing, iTianjin kunye neXiamen kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya saseHong Kong. Amajelo eendaba aseHong Kong aqikelela ukuba amawaka abantu ayewela.

“Ndonwabile kakhulu, ndonwabile kakhulu, ndonwabile kakhulu. Andikaze ndibabone abazali bam iminyaka emininzi,” utshilo umhlali waseHong Kong uTeresa Chow njengoko yena kunye nabanye abahambi abaninzi babelungiselela ukuwela baye kwilizwekazi laseTshayina besuka kwindawo yokuhlola iLok Ma Chau eHong Kong.

“Abazali bam abaphilanga kakuhle kwaye bendingenakukwazi ukubuyela kubo nangona babenomhlaza wamathumbu amakhulu, ngoko ke ndonwabile kakhulu ukubuyela kubo ngoku,” utshilo.

Abatyali-mali banethemba lokuba ukuvulwa kwakhona kuya kuvuselela uqoqosho oluxabisa i-17 yezigidigidi zeerandi olukhula kancinci phantse kwisiqingatha senkulungwane. Kodwa ukuguquka kwemigaqo-nkqubo ngequbuliso kubangele ukwanda okukhulu kosulelo olugqugqisa ezinye izibhedlele kwaye lubangele ukuphazamiseka kwamashishini.

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-reopens-borders-final-farewell-zero-covid-2023-01-08


Ixesha lokuthumela: Feb-07-2023