BARBERS and hairstylists are not allowed to make house calls while the conditional movement control order is in effect, said Senior Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

He said he had not heard the news that VIPs were using such services during the CMCO.

“I have not heard about it. This is news to me. However, such services are not allowed at this period,” he said at a daily briefing on Covid-19 security issues today.

The Star reported today that some people have been paying for barber’s appointments at home.

Malaysian Indian Hair Dressing Saloon Owners Association chairman Magendran Vellasamy said barbershops and salons should be allowed to open so that they can serve their clients on their premises where they would have introduced health and safety measures.

He said there were no such measures in place for house calls, which increased the risk of infection. – May 12, 2020.