With the new relief, beauty salons and hairdressers are back in business • "The phone didn't stop ringing and some customers were left disappointed"

• Kobe School from the Kai Salon on Yehuda Maccabi Street in Tel Aviv

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  Gideon Markovich

After the government approved a series of easements related to starting businesses over the weekend, including hairdressers and beauty salons, this morning (Sunday) many business owners were happy to return to regular work in accordance with the new guidelines and restrictions.

"Since the media announced a return to the routine, I had to see how I was preparing the fastest, the phone did not stop ringing and some customers were disappointed that there were no close queues. I also scheduled for late evening and I know that I had to finish work before midnight," says Avi Tesalpa of Holon. "It's a completely different behavior, I measure heat for everyone who comes in, asks where it was, if there was someone close to me who was sick, and only after completing the questionnaire and documenting things do I get it. I get fewer clients to keep up. Plus, I need Working with a mask, gloves and eye protection. It's not convenient to work that way, but there is nothing to do, we want to make a living, I have four children at home. "

The book Erez Scepter also opened the barber shop in Tel Aviv this morning with excitement and apprehension. "From Thursday the phone was not enough to ring. L'Oreal Professional equipped us with kits and I started thinking how I put the whole team back to work so everyone can make a living and still meet the limitations. My diary is full for at least the next two months, there is excitement to come back, see the staff and customers, it was missing ".

Photo: Shmuel Buchris

55-year-old Shifra Pentanovitz of Tel Aviv posed for baton at her barber shop this morning. "I came to do color and get a haircut, it was very much missing. I called straight when I heard that they were going to ease up and took a turn for the first time this morning. Hair that looks good improves the mental feeling."

Beauty salons also returned to work this morning. Simone Dahan, who owns a beauty salon and runs Nail Studio in Ra'anana, says they should have returned a few weeks ago. "We are always working with gloves and a mask. At the moment a partition and disinfection of the studio was added between client and customer, we could do this a few weeks ago. Everyone called and fought to make a close appointment. We gave priority to regular and new customers. We rejected choice. On a cup of coffee until your turn comes, the experience is a little different and it takes a lot of patience. "