Coronavirus Notice at the Barber Shop

Image: © David Dixon Taken: 6 Jul 2020

As part of the UK government’s response to the 2020 coronavirus (Covid 19) pandemic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_Kingdom a “lockdown” was imposed in March, prohibiting all "non-essential" travel and contact with people outside one's home (including family and partners), and shutting almost all schools, business, venues, facilities, amenities and places of worship. This was eased gradually and hairdressers were allowed to resume business on 4 July, allowing many their first haircut for several months. This reopening was conditional and the proprietor was responsible for ensuring that they (and their customers) they followed safety guidelines. This notice was on the window of a barber shop on Water Street. Who could have thought, six months previously, that we would have to give our ‘phone details prior to entering the shop or that we would have to have our temperature checked (a raised temperature being one of the symptoms of Covid 19)?

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