Hairdressers in China are styling clients with tools attached to the end of long sticks to protect themselves amid the coronavirus outbreak.

He Bing, a 30-year-old hairstylist, captured footage of two co-workers providing so-called “long-distance haircuts” at the salon Sunday in the southern city of Luzhou in Sichuan province, Newsflare reported.

In the clip, hairdressers wearing protective masks can be seen using 3-foot-long poles with to brushes, shavers and hairdryers attached.

The owner of the salon said they came up with the idea to help their customers feel safer, according to the report.

Health officials have advised against any close physical contact in order to prevent the spread of the virus.

China has reported more than 80,000 coronavirus cases and the pathogen has killed at least 2,900 people there since December’s outbreak in the city of Wuhan.