Thousands of people left Ho Chi Minh City for their hometown, stuck in Long An all night and had a happy ending

Recently, many people, although tired, are determined to return to their hometown. Things were at the epidemic control checkpoint at the gateway of Ho Chi Minh City with Long An from the afternoon of September 30 to the afternoon of October 1, after that, the functional forces supported some people to put them on passenger buses to return to their hometown safely. warms the hearts of the people.

Lam Thi Ngot (Hau Giang hometown) lost her job due to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, her family of 3 fell into a dead end because there was no money left for meals and accommodation. The company that Ms. Ngot works for has been closed since July. For more than 3 months, Ms. Ngot has been able to get through the day thanks to her meager savings and support from Ho Chi Minh City and sponsors. Ms. Sweet said: "But I can't eat forever because I can't make any money". Hearing that the city eased social distancing from October 1, Ngot and his wife risked going back to their hometown. From the afternoon of September 30, Ms. Ngot and her husband hugged each other with their belongings, drove a motorbike to National Highway 1A, straight to the West. Ms. Ngot's daughter is still staying in the motel room to wait for the day she can return to work.

Passing through the epidemic control point in Binh Chanh district, Ms. Ngot and thousands of other people were stopped by functional forces. With tears in her eyes, Ms. Ngot said: "I know that going back to my hometown is against the anti-epidemic regulations, but I'm so miserable, so hungry, I can't go home". Not far away, Mr. Thi (from Ca Mau) used a rope to tie his son to his body and then pass each other on a motorbike to return to his hometown. Standing in the middle of the crowd, Mr. Thi's father and son stood out by the protective suit covered from head to toe. Mr. Thi said: "Wearing protective clothing from yesterday afternoon until now, it was very hot, but I did not dare to take it off. Even if I cried, I would not dare to say much for fear of spreading the disease." The road to Ca Mau is more than 300km. Thi knows that riding a motorbike is dangerous but still wants to go back to his hometown. Thi said: "The money is gone, the child is too young, adults can starve, but children need to eat."

When asked if he knew that spontaneous return to his hometown would be dangerous to the community, Mr. Thi said he knew, but because he had no money, the food was also gradually running out, so he was forced to return to his hometown. Mr. Thi said: "I hope the city considers more support, but I don't want to go like this. I know what to do if I don't go back to my hometown, I know what to eat."

At 10am on October 1, the functional force was additionally dispatched to the checkpoint in Tan Tuc town. Medical staff were dispatched to support people to quickly test for COVID-19. Nguyen Duy Khanh, a native of Vinh Long, said that when the competent force tested for COVID-19 and got negative results, he and his wife and children were supported to get in the car to prepare to go home. Khanh said emotionally, "Thanks to the functional forces for supporting and helping us to return to our hometown, even though we were the ones who violated the city's regulations." After more than 16 hours of hugging her 16-month-old baby and struggling at the epidemic control checkpoint, Ms. Dang Hong Linh (22 years old, from Ca Mau) broke down in happiness when she was brought back to her hometown by the competent forces. Ms. Linh said that she and her husband were financially exhausted due to the impact of the epidemic, so they knew it was wrong but were still forced to violate the regulations of Ho Chi Minh City to return to their hometown. "I don't know what to say other than thanking the functional forces for their support and help. They have helped us since last night, feeding, feeding my baby milk. And the happiest time is that we will be tested. COVID-19 and then got into the car to go home," Linh said happily.

After that, the first buses carrying people from Ho Chi Minh City to the western provinces rolled in the joy of thousands of people. Regarding the fact that people want to leave Ho Chi Minh City and return to their hometown, at the livestream People asked - The city answered on the evening of September 30, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Vo Van Hoan said: "Wanting to go home is the mood. The city's leaders are also very sympathetic to this. Saying no to going back is not good, but people need to consider it carefully because if they go back without having had enough vaccinations, it can cause epidemics for many people. The city is in dire need of labor. People try to stay a few more months until Tet and then return."

Previously, vehicles of Phuong Trang Group continuously rolled on the roads, bringing people who were in need of returning home after months of being stuck in Ho Chi Minh City due to the complicated epidemic. At Mien Tay bus station, there are 20 45-seat passenger cars of Phuong Trang Group to bring more than 450 Vinh Long people to their hometown. All vehicles are safely disinfected, drivers and flight attendants are continuously tested to serve the trips to bring people home from the beginning of the 4th epidemic.

As the man who constantly drives many trips to bring people back to his hometown, Mr. Dang Hoang Ho (who has been driving Phuong Trang on the Ho Chi Minh City - Rach Gia route for 8 years) said that every trip to bring people home is a special trip. separate from him. The gratitude buses of Phuong Trang Passenger Car Joint Stock Company - FUTA Bus Lines (Phuong Trang) continuously bring more than 2,000 people in 4 provinces of Dong Thap, Vung Tau, Phu Yen, Vinh Long back to their hometown. Most of the special passengers returning home are pregnant women, children, the elderly, people going for medical examination and treatment, and people in extremely difficult circumstances.

Previously, Phuong Trang had coordinated to bring more than 2,300 people from 7 provinces and cities safely back to their homeland. During this 4th epidemic, Phuong Trang has organized to transport more than 27,000 people in epidemic areas to their hometowns in 27 provinces in the South, Central and Central Highlands. In addition, the company also participates in donating medical equipment, vegetables, fruits, transporting frontline forces on duty, supporting ambulances...

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