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Coronavirus in Belgium: hairdressers defy the ban by offering their home services

The federal government has decided to close hair salons until further notice.

Although they cannot accommodate clients, hairdressers are in high demand during this period of confinement. Belgians turn to these professionals for advice but also to try to obtain an appointment, although confinement measures prohibit it.

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Since the closure of his salon, Jeremy Velkeneers has been beset with calls. “We are being harassed. The disadvantage is that the line was diverted on my cell phone. There are no more limits. It starts ringing at 7 am until 10 pm. Some people say to me ‘We are coming to my house you in front of the sidewalk, in the garden, with gloves, boots. Each solution is good “, we detail the hairdresser.

This is not an isolated case. The demand is high. Consequence: some hairdressers deviate from the rules and offer their services at home. On social networks, some display their new cut and coloring. An illegal practice denounced by the sector.

It’s unequal and it’s even fraud

“There are some who crack and who will please their customers. And then there are others who prospect and offer their services by phone so as not to leave a trace. It is unequal and it is even fraud in relation to the government which gives us compensation. I can understand that some are really in need but we are all “, Laments Michael Del Bianco, hairdresser.

The sector fears that because of this type of activity, it will be one of the last to be able to reopen. “We fear that if the government authorizes the gradual reopening of hairdressing salons, those who have not respected social distancing and who have come to their homes will reintegrate the business, perhaps being carriers without their knowledge and then they can infect the whole team “, says Patrick Dumont, vice-president of the Belgian federation of hairdressers.

The Belgian Federation of Hairdressers recalls that professionals who defy the ban by styling at home are exposed to administrative but also judicial sanctions.

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