With over 11,200 coronavirus cases in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami announced to reopen salons only in the rural areas from May 19. The barbers will have to adhere to strict social distancing norms and frequent sanitisation methods.
“After sympathetically considering demands from barbers, I’ve given orders for reopening salons from 19 May in areas other than Greater Chennai Police limits, other Corporations, Municipalities and Town Panchayats,” Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami said in a statement.
Though there has been no guidelines issued yet for beauty parlours by the Tamil Nadu chief minister. With the Prime Minister Narendra Modi extending the lockdown for the third time, there have already 81 deaths reported so far from the state.