The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has announced the fourth phase of the gradual lifting of restrictions imposed on spa activities, massage services and indoor swimming pools, which will come into force from 15 September.
The Ministry tweeted the following decisions:
• Increasing occupancy rate of men’s hairdressing salons and women’s beauty centres to 50 per cent of the capacity.
• Allowing the resumption of spa activities, massage services, Jacuzzi, Moroccan and Turkish bath services and indoor swimming pools with a capacity of 30 per cent of the normal capacity in hotels.
• Moroccan and Turkish bath and indoor swimming pools in women’s beauty centres and gyms with 30 per cent of the normal capacity, provided the total area of the facility is not less than 250 sq. metres, subject to obtaining the prior approval of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
• Opening of facilities that provide massage services, Jacuzzis, Moroccan and Turkish bath services and indoor swimming pools, which are less than 250 sq. metres, is postponed to the next phase of the gradual lifting of restrictions imposed on spa activities.
According to the decision, the management of health resorts and salons are bound by the precautionary measures and preventive measures set by the Ministry of Public Health and the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs. They must apply the following guidelines:
– The number of clients should not exceed the allowed occupancy rate during the current period.
– Clients should be allowed to enter only after checking green status on the Ehteraz app.
– Examine the temperature of customers at entrances and do not allow individuals whose temperature exceeds 38 degrees Celsius.
– Providing hand sanitisers and soap in all spa and salon facilities.
– Requiring customers to book in advance and preventing them from waiting and gathering inside spas and salons.
– Requiring employees and clients to leave a distance of not less than two metres between them.
“This decision is subject to amendment and updating according to developments in this regard and any violation of the stipulations of this decision exposes the perpetrators to legal procedures and accountability,” the Ministry said.