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Published 14:35 IST, March 31st 2020

Coronavirus: Man dresses as bush to escape lockdown, netizens in splits

Coronavirus cases have increased and a lockdown has been imposed, but while people have been indoors, a man dressed as a bush sneaks out amid COVID-19 fear.

Reported by: Digital Desk
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While most people have been resorting to home quarantine and maintaining social distance, some others have been unable to sit at home amid the coronavirus scare. People during this time have been coming up with quirky and innovative ideas, however, another very odd, hilarious idea of going outdoors in a bizarre attire during lockdown, has been doing rounds on the internet. In a recent video that went viral on social media, a man donning an attire of a bush was seen running around in a neighbourhood, in order to escape lockdown.

Bush attire to sneak out

A young couple from Stevenage, in the UK, Nicholas Murray and Madeline Mai-Daives captured their neighbour's attempt on sneaking out of his house amid lockdown conditions. However, the way the man chose to escape, was rather bizarre and unsettling. The man was wearing leaves, looking like a usual fresh bush in the yard. The man in the bushy attire was spotted with two legs running from the streets towards the road, hiding from time to time, defying all the rules imposed by the authorities.

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In the video, Madeline Mai-Davies can also be heard saying: "Reached new extremes of how to sneak out". The hilarious bush can be seen crawling, rolling on the road and tripping, in an attempt to escape and run back to his house. Towards the end of the video, the man can be seen carrying a packet, hiding and running to and fro.

Netizens amused

The hilarious escape went viral on various social media platforms, adding to the entertainment of people all around the world. Netizens were highly amused and took to social media to share the funny bush hiding and running all around the neighbourhood. While there has been a lot of scare during these dark times, videos like these raise up the spirits of people all around the world.

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Updated 14:25 IST, March 31st 2020

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