Coronavirus: Malaysian man walks 120km home to avoid infecting anyone with Covid-19, adopts dog along the way
- Alixson Mangundok, who had returned from Japan, feared he might carry the coronavirus and chose not to take any public transport
- During his journey, a dog came up and started tagging along. Impressed by its loyalty, Mangundok named the animal Hachiko and adopted it
“After reaching the Kota Kinabalu International Airport, I was screened and although the health officials said I was fine and did not show any symptoms of the virus, I was still asked to go to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for a more thorough screening,” he said.
After giving his samples at the hospital, the doctor told him that he can undergo self-quarantine at home and he was not required to check into the state-provided quarantine centres while waiting for his Covid-19 test results.
Earlier, Mangundok’s relatives had helped him bring back two of his larger pieces of luggage and left him with his hand-carried backpack as he thought he would be asked to check into the state-provided quarantine centres for two weeks.
“But then I was told I can undergo self-quarantine at home so, to avoid any risk to anyone, I decided to walk all the way to Kota Marudu because I am used to walking for kilometres and days from my time hunting and farming,” he said.