IBhange Elikhulu laseCongo (DRC) lithe ngoLwesithathu ukuthi kusukela ngo-2020, ukukhiqizwa kwe-cobalt eCongo (DRC) kwakungamathani angu-85,855, okuwukwenyuka ngo-10% kuno-2019; ukukhiqizwa kwethusi nakho kukhuphuke ngo-11.8% unyaka nonyaka.
Ngesikhathi amanani ensimbi yebhethri ehla ngesikhathi sobhubhane lwe-crown pneumonia yomhlaba wonke ngonyaka odlule, umkhiqizi we-cobalt omkhulu kunabo bonke emhlabeni kanye nomvukuzi wethusi omkhulu kunabo bonke e-Afrika walahlekelwa kakhulu; kodwa ukubuya okukhulu ekugcineni kwavumela leli lizwe elinezimayini njengemboni eyinhloko ukwandisa umkhiqizo.
Izibalo ezivela eBhange Elikhulu laseCongo (DRC) zibonisa ukuthi ukukhiqizwa kwethusi kuzofinyelela amathani ayizigidi ezingu-1.587 ngo-2020.
Amanani ethusi akhuphuke afinyelela ezingeni eliphezulu kakhulu eminyakeni eyi-10 edlule; kanti i-cobalt nayo ibonise umfutho omkhulu wokusimama.