Queue Snakes At Barber Shop Towards The End Of Singapore Lockdown

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JAKARTA - After struggling against COVID-19 in the past few months, Singapore has finally begun to loosen its lockdown to get the economy back on track. A number of business activities have re-opened, including barbershop. However, density actually occurs in the form of queues.

Evidently, at one of the barbershop in Singapore, a queue of residents wanting to get a haircut had snaked on Tuesday, May 12. The queue is quite reasonable, considering that customers who come can be served well and continue to apply physical distancing in order to curb the spread of the virus from Wuhan.

According to Reuters, each mason has equipped himself with a mask. In fact, customers who want to get a haircut are required to register in advance while checking their body temperature before entering to get services.

One of the officers at the New Hairstory salon, Jervis Goh, revealed that even though the salon is already open, it is only focused on cutting hair. For this reason, other services have not been implemented, given the high number of Singaporeans who want to cut their hair during the easing of the lockdown.

As a result, Singaporeans expressed their happiness at being able to get their hair cut again after five weeks at home. "I feel very relieved that they (haircut) opened again. Imagine, I haven't shaved my hair in five weeks," said a truck driver, Muhammad Nor.

“It's very uncomfortable for me because of the hot weather. I used to think about cutting it myself, but I don't think it's a good idea, "he added.

Meanwhile, an elderly 85 years old, Pang Kaytee felt lucky to be able to get a haircut. Because, after he finished getting service at the barbershop, his head felt light again. "It feels very light now that I've cut my hair."

Although there were not as many lines as the lines at the barbershop, shops selling pet food also opened on Tuesday. Even so, the permit does not apply to offices and schools because it is still prohibited until the lockdown is completed on June 1.

So far Singapore has confirmed 24,671 cases of COVID-19 transmission. Among them, 21 cases died.