34-year-old Alixon Mangundok returned to Sabah from Japan where he worked on March 25.br br After being told by health officers to self-quarantine at home, he decided to travel by foot from Kota Kinabalu to his hometown in Kota Marudu to avoid infecting others with Covid-19.br br Along the way he was joined by a dog which he adopted and named Hachiko.