Coronavirus: The Sheffield businesses going above and beyond to protect customers as they vow to remain open

By Lucy Ashton, Local Democracy Reporter
Published 18th Mar 2020, 15:10 BST
Updated 18th Mar 2020, 15:55 BST
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Businesses are undertaking scrupulous cleaning to ensure they are safe for customers to visit during the coronavirus outbreak.

A beauty salon, a cafe and a pub in Sheffield have spoken about how they are adapting to ensure their businesses are safe for customers as coronavirus continues to spread.

The salon:

The beauty industry will be one of the hardest hit by coronavirus because of the skin on skin contact at spas, nail bars, hairdressers and salons.

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Vittles cafe says public health is a priorityVittles cafe says public health is a priority
Vittles cafe says public health is a priority

Southey councillor Jayne Dunn has owned a beauty salon at Broomhill for the past 20 years and is taking stringent measures.

She said: "I have always prided myself on hygiene but now you can smell the Dettol from outside my salon.

"As soon as anybody walks through the door I have a spray and they wash their hands and I have asked people not to come in if they have any signs of coronavirus.

"I've rearranged my appointments so there is never more than one customer at a time in or there is enough space so they can self distance from each other.

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"I have also cancelled appointments with a couple of clients who were in their 80s for their own protection.

"I have had a number of cancellations which I totally understand but how long will this go on for? I don't know what more I can do?

"I only have five face masks left but I don't want to order more as I think medical staff are the ones who really should be accessing them before anybody else."

The cafe:

The Harlequin pub is set to remain open despite the government urging members of the public to avoid pubs, clubs, restaurants in order to slow the spread of the coronavirusThe Harlequin pub is set to remain open despite the government urging members of the public to avoid pubs, clubs, restaurants in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus
The Harlequin pub is set to remain open despite the government urging members of the public to avoid pubs, clubs, restaurants in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus

Michael Caswell is the owner of nearby Vittles cafe and says public health is a priority.

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"We as a business understand this but some people will need to eat out or grab a coffee, such as the NHS workers that we serve from the nearby hospitals.

"To ensure that we can make this place as safe as possible for our visitors we have removed tables to create more space for our customers, we have supplies of antibacterial hand wash, hot water and a hand dryer.

"We have even installed a no hands tap to ensure there is no cross contamination. Added to this every sauce bottle, sugar container etc is removed from each table and wiped with antibacterial after each use.