47 workers attempt 400 km hike to avoid Covid-19

47 workers were found walking 400km to their homes in Quang Ngai Province due to Covid-19 fears while working in Khanh Hoa.

47 workers were found walking 400km to their homes in Quang Ngai Province due to Covid-19 fears while working in Khanh Hoa.

  

47 workers attempt 400km hike to Quang Ngai

The group of 31 men and 16 women were found walking in Ninh Ich Commune, Khanh Hoa Province.

According to the group, they all worked for the same boss in Khanh Hoa Province for over two months. They often took a break each month to go home to Quang Ngai Province. Amid the current Covid-19 wave, they wanted to quit jobs but couldn't find any bus to take them to Quang Ngai. In the end, they decided to walk 400km to go home.

They had walked 50km when they were found by the police in Ninh Ich Commune on July 10. They were asked to go to Ninh Hoa Commune Medical Station for a quick test and the results came back negative.

Khanh Hoa Military Command then transferred them to Ba To District, Quang Ngai Province.

On July 11, Pham Xuan Vinh, chairman of Ba To District People's Committee in Quang Ngai, said they had received the workers. "All of them have been sent home and will be self-isolated. We have also started taking samples for testing."