Ekupheleni kuka-2019, kwabikwa ukuqubuka kokuqala kwalokho osekwaziwa emhlabeni wonke jikelele ngokuthi yi-Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).Mhla ziyi-11 kuNdasa wezi-2020, ukuqubuka kwe-COVID-19 kwahlukaniswa nguMqondisi-Jikelele we-World Health Organisation (WHO) njengobhubhane.

Ukusabalala kwe-COVID-19 kubeke umhlaba wonke esimweni esingakaze sibonwe.Ukunciphisa ukubhebhetheka kwalesi sifo futhi kuncishiswe imithelela yaso, ukuhamba kuyancishiswa futhi nemingcele iyavalwa.Izizinda zezokuthutha ziyathinteka.Amachweba avaliwe futhi imikhumbi inqatshelwe ukungena.

Ngesikhathi esifanayo, isidingo nokuhanjiswa kwezimpahla zosizo (ezifana nempahla, imithi kanye nemishini yezokwelapha) kweqa imingcele kukhula kakhulu.Njengoba kuvezwe yi-WHO, imingcele ingase iphazamise usizo oludingekayo nokusekelwa kwezobuchwepheshe, kanye namabhizinisi, futhi ingase ibe nemiphumela engemihle kwezenhlalo nezomnotho emazweni athintekayo.Kubalulekile ukuthi abaphathi beCustoms kanye Neziphathimandla Zesifunda Sechweba ziqhubeke nokwenza lula ukuhamba kwemingcele hhayi nje kuphela kwezimpahla zosizo, kodwa izimpahla nje jikelele, ukuze kuncishiswe umthelela ophelele womqedazwe we-COVID-19 kwezomnotho nemiphakathi.

Ngakho-ke, abaphathi beCustoms kanye neZiphathimandla Zombuso Wechweba bayanxuswa kakhulu ukuthi basungule indlela edidiyelwe nesebenzayo, kanye nazo zonke izinhlaka ezithintekayo, ukuze kuqinisekiswe ubuqotho nokuqhubeka nokwenza lula uchungechunge lokuhlinzekwa kwempahla emhlabeni wonke ukuze ukuhamba kwempahla olwandle kungaphazamiseki ngokungenasidingo.

I-International Maritime Organisation (IMO) ikhiphe uchungechunge lwezincwadi eziyiziyingi ezilandelayo ezidingida izindaba zomhlaba wonke eziphathelene nabasolwandle kanye nemboni yezokuthutha ngokwengqikithi yokuqubuka kwe-COVID-19:

• Incwadi Yesekhula No.4204 yamhla zingama-31 kuMasingana 2020, ehlinzeka ngolwazi nesiqondiso mayelana nezinyathelo okufanele zithathwe ukuze kuncishiswe ubungozi kumatilosi, abagibeli kanye nabanye abasemikhunjini evela kwinoveli i-coronavirus (COVID-19);
• Incwadi Yesekhula No.4204/Engeza.1 yangomhla ziyi-19 kuNhlolanja wezi-2020, i-COVID-19 – Ukuqaliswa nokuphoqelelwa kwamathuluzi e-IMO afanelekile;
• Incwadi Eyindilinga No.4204/Engeza.2 yangomhla zingama-21 kuFebhuwari 2020, Isitatimende Esihlanganyelwe I-IMO-WHO mayelana Nempendulo Yokugqashuka Kwe-COVID-19;
• Incwadi Eyindilinga No.4204/Add.3 yangomhla zi-2 kuNdasa 2020, Ukucatshangelwa kokusebenza kokuphatha amacala e-COVID-19/ukuqubuka kwemikhumbi emikhunjini okulungiselelwe yi-WHO;
• Incwadi Eyindilinga No.4204/Engeza.4 ka-5 Mashi 2020, Isiqondiso se-ICS Coronavirus (COVID-19) sabaqhubi bemikhumbi ukuze kuvikelwe impilo yabasolwandle;
• Incwadi Yesekhula No.4204/Add.5/Rev.1 yangomhla zi-2 kuMbasa wezi-2020, iCoronavirus (COVID-19) – Isiqondiso esiphathelene nokunikezwa kwezitifiketi zabasolwandle nabasebenzi bezikebhe zokudoba;
• I-Circular Letter No.4204/Add.6 yamhla zingama-27 kuNdasa 2020, ICoronavirus (COVID-19) - Uhlu lokuqala lwezincomo zoHulumeni kanye neziphathimandla zikazwelonke ezifanele mayelana nokwenza lula ukuhwebelana olwandle phakathi nobhadane lwe-COVID-19;futhi
• Incwadi Eyindilinga No.4204/Engeza.7 yangomhla zi-3 kuMbasa 2020, ICoronavirus (COVID-19) - Isiqondiso mayelana nokubambezeleka okungalindelekile kokulethwa kwemikhumbi.

I-World Customs Organization (WCO) idale isigaba esizinikele kuwebhusayithi yayo futhi yafaka amathuluzi namathuluzi alandelayo akhona nasanda kuthuthukiswa ahambisana nobuqotho nokwenza lula uchungechunge lokuhlinzekwa kwempahla esimweni sobhubhane lwe-COVID-19:

• Isinqumo soMkhandlu Wokubambisana Kwezokuthutha mayelana neqhaza leCustoms ekusizeni inhlekelele yemvelo;
• Imihlahlandlela yeSahluko sesi-5 seSijobelelo Esicacisiwe J seNgqungquthela Yamazwe Ngamazwe Yokwenza Lula Nokuvumelana Kwezinqubo Zentela, njengoba kuchitshiyelwe (IsiVumelwano Esibuyekeziwe sase-Kyoto);
• Isijobelelo B.9 seNgqungquthela Yokwamukelwa Kwesikhashana (Umhlangano we-Istanbul);
• I-Istanbul Convention Handbook;
• Ireferensi Yokuhlukaniswa Kwesistimu Evumelanayo (HS) yezimpahla zezokwelapha ze-COVID-19;
• Uhlu lwemithetho kazwelonke yamazwe amukele imikhawulo yesikhashana yokuthumela ngaphandle ezigabeni ezithile zempahla yezokwelapha ebalulekile ekuphenduleni i-COVID-19;futhi
• Uhlu lwezinqubo zamalungu e-WCO ekuphenduleni ubhubhane lwe-COVID-19.

Ukuxhumana, ukuxhumanisa kanye nokubambisana kuwo womabili amazinga kazwelonke nawendawo, phakathi kwemikhumbi, izindawo zamachweba, abaphathi beCustoms kanye nezinye iziphathimandla ezinekhono kubaluleke kakhulu ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukugeleza okuphephile nokulula kwempahla yezokwelapha ebalulekile kanye nemishini, imikhiqizo yezolimo ebalulekile, nezinye izimpahla. kanye nezinsizakalo ezinqamula imingcele nokusebenza ukuze kuxazululwe iziphazamiso zamaketanga okuhlinzeka emhlabeni wonke, ukusekela impilo nokuphila kahle kwabo bonke abantu.