Cyrille was employed in a five-star hotel in Luxembourg before being dismissed in 2014. A halt he sees as a great opportunity to start his small cleaning business, C of clean in Fontoy, and to be able to give time to the animal protection association which he has supported for several years. Six years later, when the business is going well, the coronavirus wave breaks and, with it, the appropriate containment measures. There was no longer any question of returning to the home of the frail elderly, nor was there any question of cleaning the stairwells, places of passage particularly conducive to the transmission of germs, or cleaning up businesses with closed offices.
A hard blow for this 43-year-old auto-entrepreneur, deprived of work and income for more than two months. “The aid promised by the state is good, but when you are a self-entrepreneur, you do not meet the criteria … Result, you have nothing at all,” sighs Cyrille.
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Monday, May 18, he returned to work after nine weeks without. Hall of buildings, business premises and some individuals. He will not return to his elderly customers until next Monday, taking all the usual precautions: wearing a mask, disposable gloves, cleaning shoes before entering, no more handshakes or hugs. A “bizarre” situation which all the time of confinement aggravated loneliness. “I called them from time to time to get news. To maintain contact, ”says the cleaning professional. Because beyond the weekly housework, “a bond of trust” has been woven between them. “From week to week, they wait for me. They prepare coffee, cupcakes. We take the time to talk. And once my service is over, I stay a little longer. We type the discussion. It’s a moment of sharing. “
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