Hhayi nje kuphela lapho uhambo lokuthenga okuya ngasethunjini lube yinto enamandla ecasulayo kubantu baseMelika abajwayelekile, nabo basanda kukhuphuka ngentengo yenyama, amaqanda, namazambane, njengoba i-coronavirus iphazamise ukusebenza okujwayelekile kokusebenza kwezitshalo namaketanga okuthengisa.
Ngokuvamile, izindleko zemikhiqizo yokudla ezithengiselwe ukusetshenziswa kwezasekhaya ziye zenyuka kakhulu eminyakeni engama-46 edlule, futhi abahlaziyi baxwayise ukuthi, ngokwesibonelo, amanani entengo enyama angahlala ephezulu, njengoba izindawo zokuhlatshwa, yize zizama ukugcina ukukhiqizwa ngezinga elijwayelekile, ziphoqelelwa ukuba thatha izinyathelo okuhloswe ngazo ukugcina impilo yezisebenzi ibhubhane.
Yize izikhala zamanani zokudla okuyisisekelo, ezinjengamaqanda nofulawa, zingaphansi futhi zibhekwa njengamazinga emfuno yabathengi, amanani entengo, izaqathe, amazambane neminye imikhiqizo kuhlala kungazinzi ngenxa yezinkinga zokuhamba kanye nokuqubuka kokukhubazeka kwabasebenzi abasebenza ekuvuneni. nasekulungisweni kwezitshalo.
Ngamafuphi, abathengi bezitolo ezinkulu nabanikazi bezindawo zokudlela akufanele balindele ukuncishiswa kwenani noma nini maduze.
“Okukhathaza kakhulu izindleko eziphezulu zokudla ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Ngicabanga ukuthi amanani azoqhubeka nokukhuphuka, ”kusho uJulie Kalambokidis, ongumnikazi we-Brick Oven ka-Adriano eGlenwood, e-Iowa.
UTamra Kennedy, ongumnikazi wamabhizinisi okudla okusheshayo e-Iowa naseMinnesota, uthe manje sekunzima kakhulu ukuthola izithako ezidingekayo.
“Ungabiza noma yisiphi isithako, futhi ngizokutshela ukuthi kunokushoda,” kusho yena.
Amanani okudla aqala ukwehla ngoMashi, lapho iMelika ithinteka ngubhubhane lwe-coronavirus.
UMnyango wezabaSebenzi ubika ukuthi ukwehla okungu-2,6% entengo yokudla ngo-Ephreli kwaba ukwanda okukhulu njalo ngenyanga eminyakeni engama-46. Amanani enyama, izinkukhu, izinhlanzi namaqanda akhuphuke kakhulu, njengoba enyuke ngamaphesenti angama-4,3. Yize ukwehla kwamanani entengo yokudla okusanhlamvu nemikhiqizo yamabhaka ngo-2,9% kwakungekho bukhali kangako, kepha noma kunjalo, bekungukunyuka okukhulu kakhulu okurekhodiwe ngumnyango.
Amanani obisi nemikhiqizo ehlobene, kanye nezithelo nemifino, anyuke ngamaphesenti ayi-1,5 ngo-Ephreli.
Ngasekupheleni kukaMashi, amanani entengo yamaqanda abuye afinyelela irekhodi eliphakeme lama- $ 3 ngebanga elilodwa, kepha selokhu lehle lalingaphansi kwedola elilodwa ngedola.
Isimo esibi kakhulu sinamanani entengo yenyama, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yokwanda kwezigameko phakathi kwabasebenzi bokuxhelwa. Ukuqubuka kokutheleleka kwe-coronavirus kuthinte kakhulu izitshalo ezisebenza lapho kuphakwa khona izingulube, kepha izinqubo zenkomo nezinkukhu nazo zithintekile, njengoba izinkulungwane zabasebenzi zitholakele i-coronavirus, kusho i-United Food and Trade Union kwi-COVID-19 kusukela ngoLwesihlanu. Kushone abasebenzi abangama-44.
Amanani okuthengiswa kwezingulube nezingulube zango-Ephreli acishe abe ngaphezulu kuka-6% kunangoMashi, kuyilapho amanani entengo e-hamburger ne-sirloin steak enyuke ngamaphesenti amane ngalesi sikhathi, kusho i-USDA. Amanani ezinkukhu ezintsha akhuphuke ngamaphesenti angaphezu kwayi-4.
Ngemuva kokumiswa kaninginingi ngamabhizinisi okusebenza kwengulube, iningi lawo livulwe kabusha, kepha-ke, njengomthetho, alisebenzi ngokugcwele, eliphoqa amapulazi ezingulube ukuthi anikeze izilwane ezingakwazi ukucutshungulwa inyama yazo.
"Kunemikhawulo yemvelo, ngakho-ke ngilindele ukuthi amanani entengo azohlala ephezulu okungenani isikhathi esithile," kusho uTrey Malone, uchwepheshe kwezomnotho kwezolimo nakuprofesa eMichigan State University. "Uma uzokhuthaza izinkulungwane zezilwane, kuzofanela uqonde ukuthi ukuze kukhiqizwe ezintsha, kuzothatha izinyanga eziyisithupha, futhi kusobala ukuthi kuzoba nokubambezeleka kanye nokwehluleka ezitolo."
Maphakathi nenyanga kaMeyi, izindawo zokuhlinza zazisebenza cishe ama-60% womthamo ophelele, yize kusukela ngaleso sikhathi leli nani selikhule lacishe laba ngu-90%, kusho uJason Lask, isazi sezomnotho ePurdue University. Yize uLask wayethembile, ekholelwa ukuthi okubi kakhulu kokuncishiswa kwezidingo zenyama yinto yesikhathi esedlule, waphawula ukuthi kungenzeka impela ukuthi igagasi lesibili lesifo lingaholela esimweni esibi kakhulu.
Okunye ukugxuma kumanani entengo yokudla kubangelwa ukuthi abantu bazithela ngokudla ngesikhathi i-coronavirus iqala ukubonakala. Kodwa noma ngabe amanani entengo yemikhiqizo ethile ehla, izindleko zamazambane, u-anyanisi kanye nezaqathi zahlala zisezingeni eliphakeme kunezintengo zangonyaka odlule.
Kubukeka sengathi engxenyeni enkulu lokhu kukhula kungachazwa iqiniso lokuthi abantu abaningi baqala ukupheka ekhaya.
Ngokuphathelene negalikhi, ikakhulukazi elivela ezweni laseChina, ukukhuphuka kwamanani ngamaphesenti angama-278 uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule kubangelwa ukwephulwa kwento ethengisa izinto ezikhona eChina.
UJeff Dunn, oyi-CEO yeBolthouse Farms, umphakeli omkhulu wezaqathi kanye nomsabalalisi wezingubo zesaladi nezithelo neziphuzo zemifino, uthe ubengacabangi ukuthi kuzobakhona izinkinga ezintsha zokuhlinzeka. Kepha waphawula ukuthi ingxenye yabasebenzi benkampani yakhe basekhefini lokugula nokuthi kuye kwavela izindleko ezihlobene nokwamukelwa kwezinyathelo okuhloswe ngazo ukuqinisekisa ukuphepha kwabanye abasebenzi.
Omunye kufanele athwale lezi zindleko, kusho yena.
“Ngaphesheya kweseji yokuthenga, izindleko zangempela ziyaqongelela. Hhayi lapha kuphela, kepha futhi nabathengisi ngokuya ngezindleko ezingezekile ezihlobene ne-COVID, ”kusho uDunn. "Ngesinye isikhathi, uma ufuna ukuba nethuba okungenani lokugcina imali oyisebenzisayo, kuzofanele ubeke lezi zindleko komunye umuntu noma ngandlela thile azinxephezele ngenxa yokuxhaswa ngumbuso."
Yize isabelo semholo lwamaMelika asetshenziswe ekudleni sehlile eminyakeni engama-50 eyedlule, abantu abaningi basabhekene ngandlela thile nokukhuphuka kwentengo. Kepha ama-coronavirus ashiye abantu baseMelika abangaba yizigidi ezingama-41 bengasebenzi, futhi kubo, ngisho nokunyuka okuncane kwamanani kungesabisa.
"Sikubone konke lokhu kukhuphuka kwenombolo yezicelo zezinzuzo zomsebenzi, futhi abantu abaningi basengozini yokuphelelwa umsebenzi futhi belahlekelwa yimali abayidingayo ukuthenga ukudla abebekade bekuthenga," kusho uMalone. "Kubantu asebevele besesimweni esinzima, lokhu kukhuphuka kwentengo kungenye imiphumela."
Kwakuyisikhathi esinzima futhi sabafuyi bezilwane ababenethemba lokuthi ngemuva kweminyaka eminingi yokwehla, bazohlomula emikhakheni emisha yokuhweba kanye nomnotho oqinile wasekhaya.
“Kubukeka sengathi abalimi babone ukukhanya ekugcineni komhubhe,” kusho uLask. "Kuvele ukuthi bekungumbukiso wesitimela esiseduze."