Hair salons to reopen in Nakhon Si Thammarat

Nakhon Si Thammarat has become the first province to allow beauty salons and barber shops to reopen, starting April 16.

"The authorities had ordered these shops closed since March 26 and until now we have received cooperation, so we have decided to let them open their businesses again after controlling the number of Covid-19 cases in our province," said Siripat Patanakult, governor of Nakhon Si Thammarat province, who signed the ordinance yesterday.

The decision was made by the provincial committee, he added.

However, barber shops and beauty salons still need to comply with the rules.

First, shops need to provide seating which allows for two metres of space between each customer. Second, owners must have the floor and other surfaces as well as objects disinfected regularly and thoroughly. Last but not least, all staff members and customers are required to wear masks at all time while on the premises.

In addition, these shops must have sufficient hand sanitiser or washbasins to ensure clean hands.

While the province is lifting the ban on beauty parlours, the governor also signed an order to extend the closure of Nakhon Si Thammarat's Tesco-Lotus supermarkets in a bid to reduce the spread of Covid-19 transmission until April 24.

However, essential services including food courts, supermarkets, pharmacies, mobile phone shops and commercial banks will remain open.