Antigua Carnival waa la joojiyay 2020 sababtoo ah COVID-19 coronavirus waxa ku dhawaaqay Wasiirka Xafladaha Qaranka, Mudane. Daryll S. Matthew shalay, Axad, Abriil 19, 2020.

Wasiir Matthew ayaa sheegay in golaha wasiirradu, intii lagu jiray doodahooda dhammaadka usbuuca, ay aqbaleen soo jeedintiisa ah in la joojiyo dabbaaldegyada Carnival-ka ee 2020, oo loo qorsheeyay in la qabto 23-ka Luulyo ilaa Ogosto 4.

“Golaha wasiirradu waxay eegeen duruufaha ku xeeran cudurka faafa ee coronavirus-ka adduunka oo dhan waxayna isku raaceen in martigelinta howlaha waqtigan aysan dani ugu jirin dadweynaha ilaalinta caafimaadka wanaagsan, taas oo ah mudnaanta koowaad ee dowladda. Bandhiga ayaa sidoo kale la filayaa inuu saameeyo dhaqaalaha xun ee la saadaaliyay inuu fayrasku ku yeelan doono Antigua iyo Barbuda. Sidaas darteed, waxaa la isku raacay in la joojiyo dabaaldegyada, waxaana lagula taliyay in diiradda la saaro qorsheynta Carnival 2021 oo ku beegan martigelinta Carifesta XV ee halkan. Antigua and Barbuda,” ayuu yiri wasiir Matthew.

"Sidoo kale ka qayb qaadashada joojinta xafladaha waa aaminaadda adag ee ah in dadweynuhu aysan wax xiiso ah u yeelan doonin ka qaybgalka shirarka bulshada iyo madadaalada inta lagu jiro iyo ka dib masiibada COVID-19," Matthew ayaa yidhi.

Waxa kale oo uu daaha ka qaaday in Guddida Xafladaha ay soo saareen Jadwalka Madaxbanaanida sanadkan kaas oo la soo saari doono marka la helo fasax rasmi ah oo ah in masiibada COVID-19 ay yaraatay. "Waxaan sii wadi doonaa qorsheynta dabaaldegyada madax-bannaanida dabayaaqada Oktoobar horraanta Noofembar annaga oo filaya in deegaanku uu fududeeyo hawlaha noocaan ah," ayuu yiri Wasiir Matthew.

Dabaaldegga Madax-bannaanida Antigua iyo Barbuda ayaa la filayaa in la qabto 6da bilood ee soo socota laga bilaabo Oktoobar 24 ilaa Noofambar 2, 2020.

Antigua iyo Barbuda waa 2 jasiiradood iyo goob loo dalxiis tago oo laga heli karo duullimaadyo toos ah oo ka imanaya UK, USA, iyo Kanada. Jasiiraduhu waxa ay caan ku yihiin dad saaxiibtinimo iyo soo dhawayn leh, xeebo casaan iyo cad-ceedba leh, biyo nadiif ah, iyo cimilo lagu raaxaysto.

MAXAA LAGU QAADAYAA MAQAALKAN:

“Cabinet looked at the circumstances surrounding the worldwide coronavirus pandemic and agreed that the hosting of the activities at this time would not be in the best interest of the population in maintaining good health, which is the foremost priority of the government.
It was, therefore, agreed to cancel the celebrations and advised that the focus should be placed on the planning of Carnival 2021 which will coincide with the hosting of Carifesta XV here in Antigua and Barbuda,”.
“Also contributing to the cancellation of the festivities is the strong belief that the public will have no interest in attending social and entertainment gatherings during and after the COVID-19 pandemic,”.