Doha
Beauty salons and barber shops in Qatar will reopen tomorrow with the third stage of lifting COVID-19 restrictions.
The saloon outlets, which follow the instructions issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) can resume the operation at any time from Tuesday onwards.
Speaking to Qatar Tribune, the Director of Doha Beauty Centre Shiela Philipose said their 12 outlets would reopen shortly as per the instructions by the authority. Prior to the reopening, all outlets should submit all the details of workers to MoCI and get approval.
As per the instructions by the authority all employees and workers should submit medical certificate confirming all of them are free from coronavirus. COVID-19 test can be taken from 21 private medical centres listed by the authority.
Customers take prior appointment and their colour tag in Ehteraz must be green while entering the saloon.
Muneef Rahman, the Director of Beauty Mark Gents Saloon in Doha said, “The documents required for the reopening are under process. We are expected to open our outlets within the next couple of days”.
Saloon and beauty centres in Qatar was closed on March 15, immediately after the coronavirus outbreak in line with the safety of citizens and residents.
Part of shifting COVID-19 restrictions, Qatar has already opened shopping malls, public parks, beaches, vegetable and fruit markets and fish markets with some easy precautions like wearing masks and keeping social distances at public places.
