Muri iki gihe isi yugarijwe n’icyorezo cya COVID-19, hari abadasobanukirwa neza itandukaniro rya COVID-19 na Coronavirus, aho bamwe bitiranya ayo magambo yombi mu nyandiko no mu mvugo.
Mu gufasha abaturage kumenya neza ibisobanuro by’ayo magambo abiri, Kigali Today yegereye impuguke mu by’ubuvuzi, Dr. Muhire Philbert, Umuyobozi w’Ibitaro bya Ruhengeri, aho na we yemeza ko akunze kumva abantu bitiranya ayo magambo abiri ndetse barimo n’abize amashuri menshi.
Dr. Muhire yavuze ko Coronavirus ari yo itera COVID-19, ngo indwara ni COVID-19, mu gihe Coronavirus ari yo nyirabayazana w’iyo ndwara.
Yagize ati “Abenshi barabyitiranya, ukumva umuntu kuri radio aravuze ngo icyorezo cya Coronavirus aho kuvuga wenda ati cya cyorezo giterwa na Coronavirus”.
Arongera ati “Coronavirus nyine ni yo itera COVID-19, nko mu magambo yoroshye, muzi ko udukoko dutera malaria batwita Plasmodium. Plasmodium twayigereranya na Coronavirus, ariko malaria ubwayo wayigereranya na COVID-19.
Abantu bakunze kubyitiranya, Coronavirus bakayita icyorezo cyangwa indwara kandi si byo. COVID-19 ni yo ndwara cyangwa icyorezo. Coronavirus rero nta muti igira nyine, nta rukingo ruraboneka rwo kuyikingira”.
Dr. Muhire arasaba abaturage gukomeza kubahiriza amabwiriza ya Minisiteri y’Ubuzima, birinda kwegerana no guhurira ahantu ari benshi, kandi bakaraba intoki kenshi gashoboka, mu rwego rwo kurwanya ikwirakwizwa ry’iyo virus.