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[rogespeed]

anyone know the latest infection rate here ? 

[kitty-kat-kollection]

I SO do NOT understand WHY hairdressers are still open!!!!!! It is driving me insane, the lack of logic!

They are NOT essential and social distancing CANNOT be practiced whilst there! Apart from that, they are extra high risk due to the close proximity of the stylist to the customer, and the average length of time spent there.

Not to mention hairdryers blowing who knows what particulates around. And the stylists interacting closely with who knows how many customers each day. A stylist may become infected by a customer, have no idea and then spend say 1-2 hours with subsequent customers for up to or over 2 weeks. TOTALLY risk free, right!?

I personally am enjoying fiddling with my hair at home whilst bored. (dyeing it, bleaching it, trimming it, and basically ruining it! lol)

[kitty-kat-kollection]

Clarification - when I said 1-2 hours spent with customers each day, I meant EACH customer, and there could be up to 5-10 per day.

[joz*garage]

That's right, customers in & out, the hair cutter could catch it from any of them.. then pass it on. (breathing on your head)

[cezm]

I don't understand why people are so fixated on the hairdressers/barbers. Not all appointments are about colours and blow drys

If anyone is concerned, then don't go - that will soon close them down.

The barber down the road has 2 customers max at a time, there are no magazines, they wear gloves and masks, all surfaces are wiped down, customers are also asked to use hand sanitizer when they enter and exit and payment is by card

There may be people who are required/choose to keep their hair short for their work - thankful they still have jobs

I would think there would be a lot less chance of catching anything in that controlled environment than going to the supermarkets and picking items off the shelves that others have put back there.

Yes, I am taking it very seriously and I am self-isolating except for my physio appointment, required due to recent surgery.

[davidc4430]

i dont think people are fixated with hairdressing

its just a obvious discussion point.

so many things have been stopped in order to control the spread of the virus and hair dressers seems a logical way of spreading the virus.

i had my 6 monthly hair cut 4 weeks ago before things got quite so crazy.

today i would put up with my hair not being short and easy to wash, until things improve.

but like the nongs on the beaches, many think if its open its safe.

the reason they are open they are relying on the nongs to stay in business.

any hairdresser not taking precautions, mask and hand washing ect, would be foolish.

the only reason that to me makes any sense in not shutting hairdressers down is our pollies require servicing almost daily, the women in particular.

but some of the men seem to have perfect hair all the time too.

[imastawka]

Might I point out that a barber is a far different profession than a hairdresser.

Are you shampooed, conditioned, head massaged at a basin?

Is your hair blow dried, cut and styled, maybr even with a straighter for good measure?

All by someone leaning over you?

Didn't think so.

They don't want to close down from lack of customers.

They want thee gov't to close them down as non-essential.

Their staff will need to have Centrelink benefits.

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@shoppingbag* wrote:

I think the reason a lot of people are not concerned about this virus is because the percentages of deaths are low, and they think it will not happen to them.

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It won't.

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reported coronavirus cases - seems excluding those that do not make it to hospital ( flu) , and I suspect those that are triaged back home to fend for themselves and predictably succumb (Flu) 

Got to read between the lines regarding stats when hospitals have reached satuation point and are triaging out acute cases

While we have the means we must create facilities in advance and also enhance protection for medical staff  as documented in Italy with over 2,000 infected 

Also create a ready reserve of willing medical people : retirees, medical students, shake & bake helpers 

Now , not when it looks like is becoming a crisis 

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Wouldn't this be discharged - not triaged. 

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I think you will find that regarding this contagion in some countries triage is before admittance - some countries who are overwhelmed are sending tertiary cases back home before admittance 

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Was on the news this evening , the UK is going to start including in the death toll those that have died from coronavirus complications before admittance to hospital 

[rogespeed]

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@imastawka wrote:

Might I point out that a barber is a far different profession than a hairdresser.

Are you shampooed, conditioned, head massaged at a basin?

Is your hair blow dried, cut and styled, maybr even with a straighter for good measure?

All by someone leaning over you?

Didn't think so.

They don't want to close down from lack of customers.

They want thee gov't to close them down as non-essential.

Their staff will need to have Centrelink benefits.

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Maybe hairdressers should be tested and certified coronavirus free - essential service , how expensive could that be ? 

[icyfroth]

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@kitty-kat-kollection wrote:
Clarification - when I said 1-2 hours spent with customers each day, I meant EACH customer, and there could be up to 5-10 per day.

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A visit at the hairdressers is limited to 30 mins

No more than 6 ppl in the salon at any one time, including the stylists.

Customers are to wait outside until called in by the stylist.

Chairs, benches and equipment to be sanitised after each customer.

[lionrose.7]

1 sneeze and it may be all over, it is carried by air, you cant sanitize that