NguJoyce Zhou noYew Lun Tian
I-HONG KONG/BEIJING, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Abahambi batheleke eShayina ngendiza, umhlaba kanye nolwandle ngeSonto, abaningi belangazelela ukuhlangana kabusha obekulindelwe isikhathi eside, njengoba iBeijing ivula imingcele ebilokhu ivaliwe selokhu kwaqala ubhubhane lwe-COVID-19.
Ngemva kweminyaka emithathu, izwekazi laseShayina lavula izindawo zokuwela ulwandle nezwe laseHong Kong futhi laqeda isidingo sokuba abahambi abangenayo bahlukaniswe, kwaqedwa insika yokugcina yenqubomgomo yokungabi na-COVID eyayivikele abantu baseShayina abayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-1.4 kuleli gciwane kodwa futhi yabanqamula emhlabeni wonke.
Ukukhululeka kweShayina ngenyanga edlule komunye wemibuso eqinile ye-COVID emhlabeni kulandela imibhikisho yomlando emelene nenqubomgomo eyayihlanganisa ukuhlolwa njalo, imikhawulo yokuhamba kanye nokuvalwa kwabantu abaningi okwalimaza kakhulu umnotho wesibili ngobukhulu.
Kwamiswa imigqa emide ezindaweni zokubhalisa zesikhumulo sezindiza saseHong Kong ukuze kutholakale izindiza eziya emadolobheni amakhulu ahlanganisa iBeijing, iTianjin neXiamen. Imithombo yezindaba yaseHong Kong ilinganisele ukuthi izinkulungwane zabantu zaziwela.
“Ngijabule kakhulu, ngijabule kakhulu, ngijabule kakhulu. Angikaze ngibabone abazali bami iminyaka eminingi,” kusho isakhamuzi saseHong Kong uTeresa Chow njengoba yena nabanye abahambi abaningi belungiselela ukuwela baye ezweni laseShayina besuka endaweni yokuhlola iLok Ma Chau eHong Kong.
“Abazali bami abaphilile kahle futhi angikwazanga ukubuyela emuva ngiyobabona ngisho nalapho benomdlavuza wamathumbu amakhulu, ngakho-ke ngiyajabula kakhulu ukubuyela emuva ngiyobabona manje,” kusho yena.
Abatshalizimali banethemba lokuthi ukuvulwa kabusha kuzovuselela umnotho ongama-dollar ayizigidigidi eziyi-17 obhekene nokukhula kwawo okuhamba kancane cishe eminyakeni engamashumi amahlanu. Kodwa ukuguqulwa kwenqubomgomo ngokuzumayo kubangele igagasi elikhulu lokutheleleka okukhungathekisa ezinye izibhedlela futhi kubangele ukuphazamiseka kwamabhizinisi.
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-reopens-borders-final-farewell-zero-covid-2023-01-08
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Feb-07-2023