VARANASI: Apart from the corona warriors who compulsorily take all necessary precautions to protect themselves from Covid-19, many barbers of the city, with a sense of responsibility and awareness, have begun to wear personal protective equipment while attending to customers.
Donning overalls, masks and gloves, they ask customers to bring their own scarf/towel for cover during a haircut. Each customer is sanitized before the haircut.
“I wear the
PPE
before opening my salon. Although it is a bit suffocating and tiresome to work like this, it is very essential for our safety,” says Arvind Kumar Sharma, who runs his salon on Chandpur-Lohata Road. As most of his co-workers are stuck at their homes due to the lockdown, he works alone in his salon. Whenever a customer enters the salon, he makes them apply sanitizer before letting them sit for a haircut or shave.
Subhash Sharma, another barber on Chandpur-Imdustrial Estate Road in Manduadih area, says, “It is not only our duty but a dire necessity to keep ourselves safe as well as our customers.”
“It was my family members who made me understand the gravity of the situation and persuaded me to wear PPE while at work,” adds Subhash.
Similar are the views of Nakul Sharma, who owns a salon in Churamanpur Muraila area. “For our safety, we should follow the advice of our Prime Minister Modiji,” he says, adding, in such a crucial time he entertains only his regular customers. “I refuse services to strangers politely. I also deny service to those who do not bring their towel/scarf with them. Most of the people are aware of the risk, and hence, get their own towel/scarf,” he says.
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