27/6/2020
PUNE: Salons
and beauty parlours are to reopen in Pune from today (June 28) after being shut
for over three months due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown. Meanwhile, Pune
Mayor Murlidhar Mohol has issued a list of guidelines to be followed amid the
pandemic.
“Haircuts, hair colouring, waxing, threading, etc. services
can be provided, but no skin-related services will be provided,” Mohol said. He
added that the staff at the salons and beauty parlours will be required to wear
protective equipment, such as gloves, aprons and masks.
Chairs, floors, empty spaces in the salons and beauty parlours
will be sanitised after every two hours, the Mayor said and added that only
disposable towels or napkins must be used for the customers.
“The equipment which is being used has to be sanitized and disinfected
after each service,” Mohol said. On Thursday, during the state cabinet meeting
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray agreed to allow the salons to reopen with
adherence to standard operating procedures (SOPs) about hygiene and
cleanliness, said State Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Vijay Wadettiwar.
“The hair salons will reopen. However, the use of sanitizers
and face-masks will be mandatory for the hairdresser and the customer. Similarly,
the cloth or towel used for one customer shall not be used for others,” he
said.
The salon operators had demanded that they be allowed to do
their business or else the government provides them a financial package, the
minister said in his video message. As many as 12 barbers have committed
suicide in the last three months due to financial losses suffered due to the
lockdown, Wadettiwar added.
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