GENEVA — Businesses like hair salons, tattoo parlors, veterinarians’ offices and garden shops are reopening up across Switzerland.
It is part of a multi-tiered reopening as the Alpine country gradually eases restrictions aimed to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
Requirements from Swiss authorities say businesses must provide individual clients an average of at least 10 square meters in their shops and offices, set up lines outside their buildings and regularly clean their equipment and surfaces.
Service-providers like barbers and masseurs who come within 2 meters of customers were advised to wear masks and transparent-plastic face screens, and wash or disinfected hands before and after each client.
Pet-owners were expected to drop off their animals outside the vet offices, only to pick them up after the visits are over.
Long-lines snaked outside large garden shops and hardware stores in some areas as the easing took place on Monday.
Swiss authorities for weeks have forced the closure of all non-essential shops and services. Schools and a wider array of businesses are to resume operations on May 11, followed by a vastly expanded reopening on June 8.
No date has been set for the resumption of large gatherings such as sporting events and concerts.
Looking at the statistics for Switzerland, I’m wondering if this might be premature but I haven’t been following the progress of COVID-19 there. Nonetheless, I feel pretty sure that they’re efforts to re-open their economy are substantially different and more stringent than anything we might see from Mr. Kemp or Mr. DeSantis.
Barbers? We don’t need no stinking barbers.
I haz discovered the flame cut.
Wash your hair. When dry, rub it with a towel until it sticks up all over.
Spray it with hairspray. Then quickly light a match. When it burns to the desired length, quickly dunk your head in a bucket of water.
Or you can just use a propane torch and a metal comb if you just want certain areas trimmed. No hairspray needed.
You’re welcome.
I thought I saw that they had a very high rate of the virus in their population per capita as well. This is such a dumb move by the leaders of that country imo. How the hell do you stand 6 feet away from another person in order to cut their hair, do someone’s nails or give tattoos? And tattoos?? Really? Its just so ridiculous and if that’s an essential service I think we need to really look at what defines an essential service all over again, 'cause that ain’t it.
Did you learn about that on Twitter?
I have a certificate of graduation via mail from the Trump School for Barbers.