Barbers risk house-calls during MCO, with VIPs, ministers among frequent customers
In the course, participants are informed of several facts involving Covid-19, such as how it spreads, the importance of social distancing and sanitising surfaces, and the need to wear personal protective equipments .They will then need to answer 12 questions in a quiz related to the previous course. One need to score at least 10 correct answers to receive the certificate.
In one case, the barber was even offered RM1,000 for a simple haircut. He did not divulge the details of these clients. “The National Security Council also contacted us to give haircuts to front-liners. But when we asked about opening our shops or if it’s okay for our members to conduct house calls, they were not clear about it,” he said.Following such incidents, barbers have since started offering house calls after they heard about their peers being"summoned" for these private gigs.
As a result of the government’s U-turn, barber shops and hair salons have remained shuttered, even as many businesses resumed operations starting May 4. “They will also have to pay for their overhead costs such as rental and electricity. There are tens of thousands — even hundreds of thousands — barbers and salon owners in the country. The salons have a different calculation for their revenue.
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