After spending almost three months without income, the owners of the barbershops and beauty salons had finally received a piece of good news from the government that they can resume their businesses on June 10. 

Although the pandemic is not over, many of the owners of the barbershops and beauty salons believe there will be no problems as long as adequate anti-preventive measures are taken. 

  
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According to the standard operating procedures (SOPs), operators of barbershops and beauty salons need to use disposable anti-pandemic supplies such as apron, gloves. Besides, they also need to disinfect all supplies after receiving a customer. This has implicitly increased their operating costs.

As for whether to adjust the fees to meet the additional expenses, some have said that they will not, and some are still considering it, and emphasize that they will never raise prices unreasonably.

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According to the owner of the Lashderm beauty salon, her customers responded very well and called for an appointment after this piece of good news was released. Currently, about 10 people have made an appointment. The slots in the first week of business have been fully booked.

She estimated that she can receive up to 5 customers a day while fully implementing of standard operating procedure.

As for whether to adjust the fees to meet the additional expenses, she stated that she would adjusting fees within reasonable limits.

  
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On the other hands, the owner of the AJ Beauty Zone mentioned that she received more than 10 appointments from the customers and the slots for the first week have been filled.

Besides, she also sends messages to regular customers. Some want to be the first customers after reopening, and some say they will come in a few weeks.

The owner of the AJ Beauty Zone also said they could serve 5 customers a day In the past, with an average of 1 hour and 45 minutes per person. Now, they only receive up to 3 people a day, with an average of 2.5 hours per person because they need time to perform SOPs. 

She added that so far they have no plans to adjust the charges. She indicated that they only accept customers who have made an appointment and they have always been a one-to-one service, so there will be no problems in the flow control.

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