Malls, barber shops and beauty salons reopen across Turkey

Published May 12, 2020
A man wearing a face mask for protection against the coronavirus, waits for customers at the entrance of his shop in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, May 11, 2020. Shopping malls, barber shops, hairdressers and beauty salons have reopened for business across Turkey for the first time in seven weeks as the country gradually eases restrictions aimed to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) — AP
A man wearing a face mask for protection against the coronavirus, waits for customers at the entrance of his shop in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, May 11, 2020. Shopping malls, barber shops, hairdressers and beauty salons have reopened for business across Turkey for the first time in seven weeks as the country gradually eases restrictions aimed to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) — AP

Lines formed outside of shopping malls on Monday in Turkey as they opened for the first time in seven weeks, albeit with strict hygiene requirements, AP reports.

Barbers, hairdressers and beauty salons also were back in business as the Turkish government gradually eases the restrictions on public activity it enacted to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.

The government has laid out strict operating guidelines for reopened businesses. Shopping malls must check entering customers for fevers and ensure everyone wears face masks. The number of customers allowed in at once is capped under a formula of one person per every 10 square meters (108 square feet) of floor space.

Providers of personal services such as hairdressers and barbers are required to work only by appointment, to wear both surgical masks and transparent plastic face screens, and to use disposable towels and other single-use supplies.

A man wearing a face mask for protection against the coronavirus waits for customers at the entrance of his shop in Ankara, Turkey, on Monday, May 11, 2020. Shopping malls, barber shops, hairdressers and beauty salons have reopened for business across Turkey for the first time in seven weeks as the country gradually eases restrictions aimed to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. — AP
A man wearing a face mask for protection against the coronavirus waits for customers at the entrance of his shop in Ankara, Turkey, on Monday, May 11, 2020. Shopping malls, barber shops, hairdressers and beauty salons have reopened for business across Turkey for the first time in seven weeks as the country gradually eases restrictions aimed to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. — AP

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