Iyini isilinganiso sokufa se-COVID-19 Coronavirus?

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Kuleli qophelo, kunzima ukungazizwa ileveli ethile yokubhujiswa enanini lezindaba ezihlobene ne-coronavirus eziqhubeka nokuba sematheni. Uma ubulokhu uhambisana nokusabalala kwayo e-U.S., Uyazi ukuthi amacala ale noveli coronavirus, aka COVID-19, aqinisekiswe ngokusemthethweni kuzo zonke izifundazwe ezingama-50. Futhi njengokushicilela, okungenani kubulawe ama-coronavirus angama-75 e-U.S., Ngokusho kweCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Unalokho engqondweni, ungahle uzibuze ngezinga lokufa kwe-coronavirus nokuthi libulala kangakanani leli gciwane.

Enye indlela elula yokuthola ukuthi bangaki abantu asebashona ngenxa ye-coronavirus (ngaphandle kokuya emgodini wonogwaja njalo lapho ucwaninga) ukuhlola imibiko yesimo se-World Health Organization (WHO). Umbiko wakamuva, othunyelwe ngoMashi 16, uthi iCOVID-19 ibulale abantu abangu-3 218 eChina kanye nabangu-3,388 ngaphandle kwaseChina kuze kube manje. Uma kubhekwa i-WHO ibike inani eliphelele lamacala we-coronavirus emhlabeni wonke angama-167,515, lokho kusho ukuthi iningi labantu abake baba ne-COVID-19 abafanga kulo. Ngokuqondile, lokhu kusho ukuthi ukufa kwe-coronavirus kwakha amaphesenti angaphezu kwamathathu amacala eseqinisekisiwe. Leli gciwane libonakala libulala kakhulu kubantu abadala kuneminyaka engama-60 kanye/noma abanezimo zempilo ezingaphansi, ngokusho kombiko we-WHO wangoMashi 16. (Okuhlobene: Ngabe imaskhi engu-N95 ingakuvikela empeleni kwi-Coronavirus?)

Uma wazi kahle izinga lokufa, izinga lokufa kwe-coronavirus lamaphesenti amathathu cishe lizwakala liphezulu, uma kubhekwa izinga lokufa komkhuhlane e-US ngokuvamile alidluli amaphesenti angu-0.1. Ngisho nezinga lokufa kwabantu ngo-1918 lomkhuhlane waseSpain lalingamaphesenti angu-2,5 kuphela, labulala abantu ababalelwa ezigidini ezingama-500 emhlabeni wonke, futhi lokho kwaba ubhadane olunzima kakhulu emlandweni wakamuva.

Khumbula, nokho, ukuthi akuwona wonke umuntu onenkontileka ye-COVID-19 oke wangena esibhedlela, ingasaphathwa eyokuhlolelwa leli gciwane. Okusho ukuthi, isilinganiso samanje sokufa kwe-coronavirus samaphesenti amathathu singakhuphuka. Futhi, noma ngabe izinga lokufa kwe-coronavirus libukeka ngathi lisohlangothini oluphakeme, inani lokufa okuphelele lisephansi ngokuqhathaniswa nenani labasindile be-coronavirus okwamanje, kanye nenani lokufa okuphelele okubangelwe ezinye izifo ezivamile futhi Izinhlobo ze-coronavirus. Okokuqala nje, kungaphansi kakhulu kwamakhulu ezinkulungwane zokufa emhlabeni wonke okubangelwa umkhuhlane unyaka ngamunye. (Okuhlobene: Ingabe Umuntu Onempilo Angabulawa Umkhuhlane?)

Uma isilinganiso sokufa se-COVID-19 kuyinto njengamaphesenti amathathu, sonke isizathu sokwenza ingxenye yakho ukusiza ukuvimbela ukusabalala kwayo nokugcina izinga lokusinda kwe-coronavirus liphezulu. Kuze kube manje, awukabikho umuthi wokugomela i-coronavirus otholakala kalula, kodwa lokho akusho ukuthi konke kuphume ezandleni zakho. Ngokuya ngokuthi iCDC ihlanganise ini ngokudluliswa kwe-coronavirus, i-ejensi yezempilo incoma ukuthatha izinyathelo zokuxwayisa: ukugeza izandla zakho, ukuziqhelanisa nomphakathi, ukufaka amagciwane ezindaweni, njll. (Nazi ezinye izeluleko ezivunyiwe ngongoti zokulungiselela i-coronavirus.)

Ngakho-ke, uma inkathi ebandayo neyomkhuhlane ingenakho kakade phezulu emdlalweni wakho wokuhlanzeka, lokhu makube ugqozi lwakho.

Imininingwane ekule ndaba inembile njengesikhathi sokushicilela. Njengoba izibuyekezo ezimayelana ne-coronavirus COVID-19 ziqhubeka nokuvela, kungenzeka ukuthi eminye imininingwane nezincomo kule ndaba zishintshile selokhu kwashicilelwa okokuqala. Sikukhuthaza ukuthi uhlole njalo izinsiza ezifana ne-CDC, i-WHO, kanye nomnyango wezempilo womphakathi wendawo ukuze uthole imininingwane yakamuva nezincomo.

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