China News Service, Kuala Lumpur, June 12 (Reporter Chen Yue) Malaysian officials confirmed on the 12th that the hairdressing industry is back, and a foreign hairdresser in a barber shop in Kuala Lumpur has been diagnosed with new coronavirus pneumonia.
Malaysia banned the operation of barber shops since the implementation of the action restriction order on March 18, and after the implementation of the “recovery period” action restriction order on June 10, the country allowed barber shops to reopen. The barber was diagnosed on the 11th when he was tested after the reopening of the barber shop.
Nur, the director of the Ministry of Health in Malaysia, said on the 12th that according to a preliminary investigation, the barber went private to serve customers while the barber shop was banned from business; after returning to business on the 10th, he served 15 more customers. At present, together with his roommate, the barber has identified at least 40 close contacts who have been quarantined and tested.
Malaysian officials have requested that all foreign hairdressers should be tested before the barber shop resumes business, otherwise they may be punished or even closed.
In addition, Noor announced that as of noon on the 12th, Malaysia had 33 new cases of newly diagnosed coronary pneumonia, a total of 8402 confirmed cases, a total of 119 deaths and a total of 7168 cured cases. (Finish)