Mumbai: The day after ordering a beauty salon and gymnasium closed as part of the limitation of the third wave, the state government issued a revised guideline on Sundays to enable them to operate with a capacity of 50%, report Clara Lewis.
The sequence came into force since January 10 midnight and only those who are fully vaccinated can use the service.
At the salon, “only activities that do not require the elimination of the mask by anyone will be permitted”.
Masks must be at all times at the gym, said the Maha Govtthe Notification States, “Beauty salons will be grouped with hair cutting salons and will be allowed to remain open with a capacity of 50% with a limit to the salon cutting hair.” The gymnasium is also permitted open with a capacity of 50% can use masks while carrying out any activities.
Rekha Choudhary, Health Ambassador and Health Managing Director Oneline, said beauty and spa salons have been allowed to continue operations about four to five months ago, but now salons are allowed to operate, but the spa cannot.
“In 2020, we could convince Union Nitin Gadkari minister about our industry, which was dominated by women but provided important services.
He helped us to meet the Ministry of Stairs Union Amit Shah who transferred us from the negative effects and issued a letter to all state governments.
But we took a long time to convince the Maharashtra government, “he recalled.
Choudhary said the pandemic had left people who were mentally disturbed and alternative therapy was needed, that was provided by the industry.
“While we are not medical practitioners, we follow very high hygiene standards.
Without understanding the industry, the decision was taken by the government,” he thought.
Nikhil Rajpuria, Preside-NT, the Association of the Owner of the Gym Maharashtra, said: “SOP previously allowed the use of shields or masks.
We will continue to use the shield and urge people to wear a mask while exercising.
Most of the owners are closed.
On Sunday,”