Lo Mbhayisikili Ungumsubathi Wokuqala WaseMelika Ukweqa Ama-Olimpiki Ngenxa Yezika

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Umgijimi wamabhayisikili wokuqala waseMelika ongumlisa waseMelika uTejay van Garderen-ukhiphe ngokusemthethweni igama lakhe ekucabangeni nge-Olimpiki ngenxa kaZika. Unkosikazi wakhe, uJessica, ukhulelwe ingane yabo yesibili, kanti uvan Garderen uthi akafuni ukuthatha noma yimaphi amathuba, ngokusho kweCyclingTips. Uma bebevele bezama ukuthola enye ingane, ubezoyibeka kuze kube semuva kwama-Olimpiki, kepha njengoba esenezinyanga ezimbalwa ehambile, akafuni ukuthatha amathuba. (Thola amaqiniso ayisikhombisa okudingeka wazi ngeZika.)

Ukukhethwa kweqembu lama-Olimpiki e-US Cycling kuze kube ngoJuni 24, ngakho-ke bekungekho isiqinisekiso sokuthi u-van Garderen uzothunyelwa eRio, kepha ukuhoxiswa kwakhe kukhombisa umsubathi wokuqala wase-US ukuthi azisuse ngokusemthethweni ekucabangeni kwe-Olimpiki ngenxa yezingozi zeZika . (Futhi, ngokubheka ukuthi wayengomunye wabagibeli beqembu laseLondon 2012 U.S. Cycling, wayenethuba elihle lokuhamba.)

NgoFebhuwari, unozinti we-US Soccer, uHope Solo utshele Ezemidlalo Zibonisweukuthi, uma kufanele enze ukukhetha ngaleso sikhathi, wayengeke aye eRio. Owake waba ngumpetha wama-Olympics wango-2004 uCarly Patterson wabhala kuTwitter ukuthi ngeke ahambele ukuyobuka imidlalo yaseRio ngoba, "uzama ukuqala umndeni."

Abanye abasubathi abakhathazeki: Umpetha wama-Olympic ka-2012 uGabby Douglas uthi awekho amathuba okuthi uZika angamvimba ekutheni athole elinye igolide. "Lokhu kungukudubula kwami. Anginandaba nezimbungulu," etshela iphephandaba I-Associated Press. USimon Similes Biles ongumlingani wakhe uthi akakhathazekile ngoba bonke basebancane futhi abazami ukukhulelwa, kuyilapho u-Aly Raisman etshele i-AP ukuthi akazukucabanga ngayo kakhulu aze enze ngokusemthethweni iqembu lama-Olimpiki. (Izivivinyo zokuzivocavoca zabesifazane ziyeza ekuqaleni kukaJulayi.)

Kepha ubungozi abukho eRio kuphela: ngokwe-CDC, cishe abesifazane abangama-300 abakhulelwe e-U.S. Baqinisekiswa ukuthi baneZika. Lokho kuyizindaba ezinkulu ngoba imiphumela esabekayo kaZika isezinganeni ezingakazalwa (njenge-microcephaly-ukukhubazeka okukhulu kokuzalwa okubanga ukukhula okungavamile kwengqondo kanye namakhanda amancane ngokungajwayelekile, nokunye okungajwayelekile okungaholela ekungaboni). Iningi labesifazane abakhulelwe abanezifo eziqinisekisiwe ze-Zika balitholile ngenkathi behamba ezindaweni ezinobungozi ngaphandle kwe-U.S. Siyazi ukuthi iZika ingadluliselwa ngegazi noma ngokuya ocansini, kepha kuningi esingakwazi ngaleli gciwane. Izindaba ezimnandi ukuthi akulimazi kubantu abaningi-izimpawu zifaka imfiva, ukuqubuka, ubuhlungu bamalunga, kanye ne-conjunctivitis (amehlo abomvu) anezimpawu ezihlala kusukela ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kuye kwesonto. Eqinisweni, cishe umuntu oyedwa kwabahlanu onaleli gciwane empeleni oyogula kulo, ngokwe-CDC.

Kodwa uma ukhulelwe noma uzama ukukhulelwa, kungcono ukuthi uphephe kakhulu futhi umise noma yikuphi uhambo oluya ezindaweni eziyingozi kakhulu. Ngokuqondene nama-Olimpiki, kuseKomitini lama-Olimpiki Lamazwe Omhlaba, iKomidi lama-Olimpiki lase-U.S., Kanye nabadlali abathile ukunquma ukuthi bafuna ukuphendula kanjani engcupheni. (Icebo leqembu lase-Australia lama-Olimpiki? Letha ithani lamakhondomu alwa neZika.) Khonamanjalo, sizogcina iminwe yethu iwele ukuthi abasubathi base-U.S. Bangabuyisi lutho emakhaya ngaphandle kwezindondo ezicwebezelayo, zegolide.

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