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Hairdressers, barbers and beauty salons to reopen on April 12 with SEVEN more weeks until Brits can get a chop
HAIRDRESSERS, barbers and salons are set to re-open from April 12 as the Prime Minister eases the Covid lockdown.
Brits will be able to get their locks chopped in seven weeks under Boris Johnson's announcement today - but have been warned they should only visit the businesses alone or with their household.
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The PM told MPs in the House of Commons his plan today to get the country back to normal after the huge success of Britain's speedy vaccine rollout.
As the lowest death toll in ten weeks was today recorded, Boris told MPs today: "Today the end really is in sight. A wretched year will soon give way to spring and summer that will be very different to today."
As part of the roadmap released today, hairdressers will be opened as part of the second phase.
The document today states "non-essential retail; personal care premises such as hairdressers, salons and close contact services; and indoor leisure facilities such as gyms and spas" will all be able to reopen from April 12.
It comes as...
- Boris Johnson today announced his map was a "one way road to freedom"
- All students will return to England schools from March 8
- Hairdressers will open from April 12 along with gyms
- Pubs will reopen for indoor drinking in May as outdoor service returns in April
- Brits will be able to meet inside from May 17 while following the rule of 6 or two households
- Working from home measures will remain in place until at least June
- Nightclubs will reopen on June 21 as the lockdown is lifted into summer
- A full list of businesses that must stay closed until April 12 was revealed today - with cinemas and bingo halls to stay closed until May 17
And the PM said the plan was a "one-way road to freedom" - vowing "the rug will not be pulled out" on businesses.
Ministers have previously been pushing to reopen hairdressers and salons to boost the nation's spirits.
They reckon shaggy-haired Brits are getting increasingly fed up that they cannot even go for a trim in the lockdown.
Hairdressers were ordered to shut for four months in the March lockdown, leaving millions desperate to get back to the salon.
When they reopened, Brits flocked to Instagram and Facebook to share snaps of themselves back in the hairdresser's chair.
But they were banned again in Tier 4 areas before Christmas, and ordered to close nationally when the current lockdown was announced.
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As part of phase two, outdoor hospitality is expected to be able to reopen along with zoos and theme parks - although social distancing will need to be followed.
The substantial meal rule will also be scrapped, with Brits able to get a drink from their pub without having to order food.
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