Hairdressers Won't Be Opening Until At Least July, Government Confirms

Downing Street says coronavirus measures will keep salons closed for at least another month.
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Hairdressers will not be allowed to reopen until “July at the earliest”, the government has confirmed, adding to the woes of an increasingly shaggy-haired nation of Brits.

Reports earlier this week had said that hair salons and barber shops could open their doors again on June 15 if stylists wore “dentist-style PPE” but the PM’s spokesperson shot down the claims on Wednesday.

They said: “The road to recovery plan sets out that we are looking to open hairdressers from July at the earliest... that’s one of areas we have a ministerial led taskforce on.

“That will be subject to scientific advice at the time.”

Social media has been awash for months with haircut disasters from around the world as people learn to live under lockdown.

This was my mother’s attempt at a fade... prayers to all the men getting home haircuts during quarantine. #quarantinehaircut pic.twitter.com/MmfKH5mhiD

— Brittany Mockbee (@bmockbee) April 6, 2020

Hubby needed a trim and we figured, why not? How bad a job could I possibly do? #coronacut #thehorror pic.twitter.com/oRCRZOcgj8

— LeAnne Cantrell (@kidsensela) April 6, 2020

Do NOT cut your husbands hair. No matter how much he begs you. Nothing good can happen. Especially if you make him look like Moe from the three stooges. I’m sorry honey. #CoronaHaircut pic.twitter.com/xdqAdjkt05

— Laura Laser (@lauralaser) April 5, 2020

#CoronaHaircut #covidhaircut
Got my 7 year granddaughter to cut my hair.

At least looking like a leper from behind people are keeping 2 meters away 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/1nXwvNZtOx

— JL (@kyr10) April 7, 2020

Boris Johnson has flagged that more restrictions will be eased on June 15, beginning with the reopening of other non-essential retail shops such as fashion or homeware retail.

Other businesses, such as pubs, and cinemas will have to wait until July before they can reopen, the government has previously said.

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