Many prefer to have haircuts at home

"Cut your own hair, or ask your friends or relatives to do it for you, no need to go to the barber's shop," was the public's reaction when asked about the rationale of going for a hair cut at a barber's shop or salon during COVID-19 pandemic.

Bernama's check around Pengkalan Chepa and here found that more people prioritised health and safety, besides considering the act as a contribution to help the government in the battle against COVID-19.

Security personnel Ahmad Saad, 43, said, although there was a barber's shop inside the base camp, he preferred to cut his hair at home.

"Indeed, if we have our hair cut at the shop, the barber will provide extra services including a head's massage, but the 40 minutes it takes to get a haircut will expose us to various risks.

"Combating the virus is more dangerous than the bona fide war itself because we cannot see our enemy," he said, adding that, in this way (not going to the barbers) it would help the government's effort in curbing COVID-19, as the Movement Control Order (MCO) entered its fourth week.

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Ahmad's comrade, who wanted to be known only as Corporal Halim, 50, said he had his hair cut at home, quipping, "We can also bond with family members or at least enjoy being pampered by the wife (by having a hair cut at home)."

A standard six student from Pengkalan Chepa, Hafizi Hafiz said, since the outbreak, he only had one haircut, and it was done by his mother, Adlina Ahmad, 40.

"My mother is a hairdresser in the village, so she knows the latest trends. However, she only cuts her children's hair now (during MCO)," he said.

-- BERNAMA