An escaped prisoner surrendered himself to a police station because of the strick inspection during coronavirus outbreak.

The CCTV video, shot in the city of Xiamen in southern China's Fujian Province on February 15, shows a man with a bag of belonging walking into a police station to surrender himself.

According to reports, the man named Zhang was sentenced to prison for nine years because of robbing with powder shotgun, bombs and knife.

However, he escaped the prison in October 2000 when he got a chance to work outdoor and absconded 20 years.

Due to COVID-19 outbreak, police tightened the inspection of factories, hotels, rental houses and etc. Since Zhang did not have an ID, he could not find a job or a place to settle down.

After running out of all his money and living outdoor for half a month, Zhang carried all his belongings to surrender himself to the police station.

Since the COVID-19 outbreak, 27 escapees were caught and four of them surrendered themselves to the police station, reports said.

据厦门市公安局2月17日通报， 随着疫情防控网越扎越紧，2月15日，46岁的贵州籍罪犯张某祥再也熬不住了，他独自一人走进厦门市公安局海沧分局刑侦大队自首。
张某祥于1995年伙同他人在贵州安顺持火药枪、炸药、刀等抢劫，被判处有期徒刑9年，2000年10月在服刑期间趁外出劳动之机脱逃。潜逃20年来，他一直在全国多地四处逃窜、躲藏，靠打零工为生。

新冠肺炎疫情发生后，厦门警方加大了对工厂、宾旅馆、出租房等外来人员聚集场所的排查力度，发动平安志愿者、社区群众打响疫情防控人民战争，遍地设卡处处盘查。

这也让潜逃至海沧新垵村的张某祥终日东躲西藏、提心吊胆。因为没有身份证，张某祥在海沧躲藏期间无工可打、无房可租，他没有地方住、坐不了车，身上又没钱，只能在公园里、小树林、排洪沟、桥底下风餐露宿，连续半个月忐忑不安。

实在没办法，张某祥只能背着被子、衣服等全部家当来到公安机关投案自首，主动接受法律制裁。

2月17日，市公安局专题部署抓逃犯破积案战役行动，从即日起至疫情结束前，充分利用抗“疫”期间全市密集开展人员管控的有利时机，大力挤压违法犯罪空间，严厉打击犯罪分子嚣张气焰，全力为疫情防控工作创造安全稳定的社会治安环境。疫情发生以来，已抓获逃犯27名，其中4人主动向公安机关投案自首。

（视频由厦门市公安局提供）