After the latest federal-state meeting, an "emergency brake" is to come into force if the number of cases is too high.
Do hairdressers have to close again in this case, especially before Easter?
On Monday, March 22nd, 2021, Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Prime Ministers of the federal states
agreed
on an
extension of the lockdown until April 18th
and on an
"emergency brake"
from an incidence of 100 in order to quickly reduce the number of corona infections * .
Hairdressers
remain
open
under strict hygiene measures
.
Hairdressing salons
only
have to close again
during the so-called
rest days over Easter
.
Does lockdown also apply to hairdressers until April 18th?
Salons close during the rest days before Easter
Update from March 23rd:
The hairdressing salons have just reopened after a long, hard lockdown, and the next closure is already imminent: At the latest federal-state meeting, so-called
"rest days" were
decided over Easter: From
April 1st (Maundy Thursday ) until April 3 (Easter Saturday) 2021
, shops and outdoor restaurants (if open) should remain closed in order to reduce contacts as much as possible and to break the exponential growth of the 3rd wave of infections.
As a result,
hairdressing salons
must also
remain closed on these days.
Only the grocery store is allowed to open on Easter Saturday.
But the good news follows at the same time: Although the nationwide
lockdown was extended to April 18
at yesterday's federal state meeting
,
hairdressing salons are still
allowed
to remain open
.
The decided "emergency brake" does not apply to these companies either.
According to this regulation, the regulations from before March 7th should apply again in regions with an incidence of over 100 on three consecutive days.
However, since hairdressers were allowed to reopen from March 1st, the emergency brake does not affect it.
In the federal-state decision, hairdressers or other body-friendly services such as beauticians or gnawing studios are not mentioned.
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Why are hairdressers allowed to open first?
Prime Minister Söder reveals the reason
Update from February 12, 10:59 a.m.:
Why
, of all things
, are
hairdressers allowed to be the first line of business out of lockdown
?
Small business owners in particular, but also the hotel and catering industry, who fear for their existence due to the extended lockdown, are asking themselves this question.
The Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder justified the preferred opening with the fact that hairdressers “regardless of the fact that it could define an aesthetic added value for some” also had something
to do
with “hygiene and dignity”
.
For many people, hairdressing salons played an
important role
in the pandemic in
order to find themselves again
, the German Press Agency (dpa) quotes him.
Even Berlin's Mayor Michael Mueller defended according to dpa the opening of hairdressers: Many people would need for hygienic reasons simply
support
- similar to the foot care.
At the Bund-Länder-Treff it was decided that hairdressers
may
reopen from March 1st
under strict hygiene measures
.
The retail trade as well as museums, galleries and other body-related service companies are to follow with an incidence of a maximum of 35 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants.
Lockdown end: hairdressers open from March 1st under strict hygiene regulations
Update from February 11th:
Good news for around 80,000 hairdressers in Germany: Chancellor Merkel and the state minister-presidents were able to agree on an end to the lockdown for hairdressers at yesterday's Bund-Länder meeting.
From March 1st, hairdressers will be allowed to reopen their salons
.
And that although the lockdown for all other businesses such as restaurants, museums and hotels was extended until at least March 7th.
The previous contact restrictions also continue to apply.
The next opening steps could only be when the seven-day incidence of new infections is stable below 35, according to the federal-state resolution.
You can find out more about the latest developments here.
"
An entire industry is
taking a
deep breath
, we finally have a perspective and planning security," says the Central Association of the German Hairdressing Trade.
A real relief after eleven weeks of closure, as many companies fear for their very existence.
However,
strict hygiene regulations
are a prerequisite for opening
.
The
association reports that
hairdressing salons can only be entered with
medical masks
;
access should only be made with reservations
.
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Federal-state negotiations: opening for hairdressers from March 1st in sight
Update from February 10, 5:31 p.m.:
In the negotiations between the federal and state governments on the corona crisis, the German Press Agency (dpa) reported in the early evening that
hairdressers
will
reopen
from March 1.
The deliberations are likely to drag on until late in the evening;
also until when the lockdown should be extended had not yet been decided.
A draft resolution from the Chancellery for the Chancellor's consultations with the Prime Minister reportedly provided that the lockdown should be extended to March 14th.
There was, according to reports, resistance from those countries that would prefer March 7th in the majority.
Hairdressers closed until March?
Chancellor Merkel's plans revealed
Update from February 10th, 10:45 am:
According to media reports, an extension of the lockdown until March 1st (see February 9th update) should be history again.
Instead, the Chancellor and her country leaders should now
target
March 14th
as the
lockdown end
.
The
picture
reports
and refers to the resolution proposal for the summit, which is available to the sheet.
The only
exception
, however, should be
hairdressers
.
According to the picture, the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), Berlin's Mayor Michael Müller (SPD) and Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU)
plan to open hairdressers from March 1.
Update from February 9, 2021:
This news is likely to be a shock for around 80,000 hairdressers in Germany: Chancellor Merkel is apparently planning to
extend the lockdown until March 1
.
According to a report by
Bild
, the Chancellor is said to
have fought
in a switch on Monday evening with the Prime Ministers of the CDU / CSU-led countries for an
extension of the lockdown without openings
.
That would also affect the
hairdressing salons
in Germany.
According to
information from the
picture, the
majority of
the CDU minister-presidents should
also tend to follow the chancellor on this point.
According to the
picture
, the
Chancellor
apparently
fears
a
third wave, triggered by the virus mutation
mutation B117
from Great Britain.
This is more contagious and dominant than the previously prevalent corona virus.
A final decision on the lockdown is to be announced on Wednesday at the federal-state meeting.
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Update from February 8, 2021:
Will the hairdressers open again from February 15?
Before the upcoming Corona summit on Wednesday (February 10, 2021), this question does not only concern customers who are longing for a neat haircut.
Thousands of hair salon owners fear for their livelihoods given the ongoing lockdown.
After
Chancellor Merkel
(see update from February 1), Federal Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has now also spoken out.
In an interview with
Spiegel, he
complained about
the
blossoming black work
in the hairdressing trade: More and more customers had their hair cut secretly and without observing hygiene measures.
Therefore, according to the
Spiegel
report, he was clearly in
favor of opening the hairdressing salons
.
In the current situation, Seehofer was "very clearly in favor of an extension of the corona protective measures", but he added: "But we should
take back
those
measures
that obviously do not have any protective effect." Undeclared work without any compliance with corona rules is his According to the magazine, it is much more dangerous than allowing barber shops with a strict hygiene concept to open.
Do hairdressers open again in February?
Chancellor reveals strategy
Update from February 1, 2021:
Hairdressers in Germany are desperate
about
the ongoing corona lockdown.
After the provisional extension of the lockdown until February 14th, salon owners and customers alike are asking: Can hairdressers open their doors again from February 15th?
The Chancellor said at a press conference on January 21: "We cannot open everything again immediately, but priorities have to be set," said Chancellor Merkel, according to a statement from the Central Association of the German Hairdressing Trade (ZV).
For them, these are in the daycare centers and schools.
In the next place Merkel sees hairdressers
and retailers.
A ray of hope for the central association, because "a quick restart of the salons is now essential in order to save many hairdressers", he says on his website.
Meanwhile, last weekend, thousands of hairdressing entrepreneurs took part in the
nationwide campaign
“Lights on before it all goes out!”
And
lit
their
salons for 24 hours
.
The Central Association of the German Hairdressing Trade had called on all business owners to take action to make the population aware of the emergency situation of the hairdressing trade in the second lockdown.
"That shows how strong the hairdressing trade can be when it stands together," said association chief Harald Esser in a press release.
Hairdressers are also closed in January
Update from January 7, 2021:
After the federal-state decision of January 5, it is clear: Germany will remain in lockdown until January 31.
The previous regulations for closing shops, which have been in force since December 16, remain in place.
This means
that hairdressers remain closed throughout January
and are not allowed to come home to customers *.
The Central Association of the German Hairdressing Trade (ZV) sees this very critically.
“Many businesses in our trade are threatened in their existence.
In view of the current situation, many family businesses can simply no longer shoulder the associated burdens, ”emphasized ZV President Harald Esser on the association's website.
"Huge rush of customers" - hairdressers are desperate
Update from December 15:
Before the hard lockdown also begins for hairdressers on Wednesday (December 16), the companies are preparing for their last working day before the closure.
According to the association, the
influx of customers is "huge"
, in many cities people are queuing in front of the salons.
Everyone still wants to get hold of a last-minute haircut for Christmas.
That is why
many hairdressing salons are extending their opening hours
in order to serve as many customers as possible.
"That is of course not in the spirit of the inventor, but the hairdressers are absolutely desperate," said Jörg Müller, General Manager of the Central Association of the German Hairdressing Trade, on Monday of the German Press Agency (dpa).
The closure of around 80,000 hairdressers shortly before Christmas comes at an extremely inopportune time.
According to the association, December is the month of the year with the highest turnover, and shortly before the holidays, many have their hair cut again.
"This
second lockdown threatens the existence of
our small-scale craft," says Müller.
The association expects
sales to drop by around 30 percent
over the year as a whole
.
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Hairdressers have to close before Christmas - in the "most important weeks for the craft"
Update from December 14th:
Since Sunday, December 13th it is a done deal: Germany is going into the "hard" lockdown.
According to the federal-state resolution, hairdressers across Germany must also close.
If you want to treat yourself to a new haircut for Christmas, you have to hurry, because the hairdressing salons will close from Wednesday, December 16 until January 10, 2021.
"The hairdressing trade has
proven
with an extensive and
consistently implemented hygiene concept
that our services can be provided safely even in the corona pandemic," says Harald Esser, President of the Central Association of the German Hairdressing Trade (ZV) in a press release.
"We have to accept the measures, but we are very disappointed that we have to
close again
in the most important weeks for our trade
." The second lockdown is likely to bring many hairdressers to the brink of existence, even with appropriate liquidity support.
Whether hairdressers
are allowed to reopen from January 11th depends on the infection situation
.
On January 5th, the Federal Chancellor and Prime Minister will meet again.
Then it will be decided whether the hairdressers will remain closed.
At the first lockdown in spring, around 80,000 salons had to close for around six weeks.
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Merkel's Corona Summit: Hairdressers have to close in Germany
Update December 13, 11:59 a.m.:
As Chancellor Angela Merkel has just announced, the retail trade will be closed from December 16.
Only grocery stores and shops for basic needs should remain open.
Hairdressers,
for example, also have to close
.
There is a ban on selling pyrotechnics before New Year's Eve.
The new lockdown rules apply until January 10, 2021.
Hairdressing salons remain open in December, provided the infection situation permits
Update from December 11th:
In view of the rapidly increasing number of corona infections throughout Germany,
hairdressers
must also
tremble again about their opening
.
Hairdressing salons remain open under the existing hygiene requirements in partial lockdown - but only if the infection situation permits.
From an incidence value of 200, the state governments can stipulate exemptions for so-called hotspots.
In
Baden-Württemberg,
for example, hairdressing salons have to close nationwide with a 7-day incidence of 200 or more.
In
Bavaria
, hairdressing salons remain open - despite the declaration of a disaster (since December 9th).
Visiting the hairdresser is a good reason to leave your own home.
Stricter rules for hairdressers since December 3rd
The rules for visiting the hairdresser have also been tightened again.
As the Handwerksblatt reports, facial services such as
eyelash tinting, eyebrow tinting / plucking or manicures are no longer allowed
.
Shaving and beard care
may only be carried out under special safety precautions.
Hairdressers must wear at least an FFP2, a KN95 or N95 mask, supplemented by protective goggles or a face shield.
Since December 3rd, a
minimum distance of 1.5 meters has also been
stipulated
between the employees of a hairdressing salon
.
Previously, this only applied to contact with customers.
Customers now also have to wear face masks in front of shops and in the parking lot.
For sales areas over 800 square meters, only one person is allowed per 20 square meters.
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“Lockdown Light” from November: hairdressers are not affected
Update from October 29:
On Wednesday the federal and state governments
agreed
on a
"lockdown light"
in the fight against the corona pandemic.
In order to cope with the increasing number of infections, many companies are to be closed from next Monday to the end of November.
These include bars and restaurants as well as tattoo and fitness studios,
Cosmetic studios, massage practices and cinemas.
The good news:
hairdressers are not affected by the closings
, they are still allowed to stay open.
However, only under the existing hygiene requirements, as they have been in place since May 4th.
Mask requirement and minimum distance at the hairdresser
Article of September 18:
The mandatory measures include wearing mouth and nose protection * for hairdressers and customers, according to the occupational safety standard of the responsible professional association for health and welfare services.
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For the time being, eyelashes, shaving or beard care are not allowed
Accordingly, services such as
eyelash tinting, shaving or beard care are not allowed for the time being
.
Furthermore, a sufficient distance between people * should be ensured in the companies - for example by limiting the number of jobs.
After a temporary closure * due to the corona pandemic *, hairdressing salons have been able to reopen since May 4th.
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Washing the hair of each client is mandatory
The Central Association of the German Hairdressing Trade is convinced of the effect of the new standard: "We are sure that the new safe hairdressing services will be guaranteed in the pandemic *," said Jörg Müller, General Manager of the association.
For example, by making it mandatory for every customer to wash their hair, possible viruses are to be killed there.
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Hygiene requirements at the hairdresser's should be checked
According to Müller, the
fact that customers
should
leave
their
contact details at the hairdressing salons
is just as important for security.
In this way, chains of infection could be traced.
"Customers can only be served if they agree to the documentation," says the occupational safety standard.
According to Müller, regulatory authorities and the employers' liability insurance association should then check whether the standard will be complied with from May onwards.
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