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Kosovo's travelling barber keeps hair trimmed in COVID-19 lockdown

Kameri's hair salon was closed to halt the spread of the coronavirus in Kosovo

Published: April 11, 2020 14:33 AFP and Compiled by Christian Borbon, Digital Content Editor

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Copy of 806934-01-08-1586601225258 — Pristina: Equipped with a mask, gloves and tank of disinfectant spray, a popular Pristina barber has taken his show on the road to clip and coif clients who are stuck at home under coronavirus lockdown. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 806926-01-08-1586601204736 — "People are in need," Driton Kameri, a 33-year-old with a scruffy beard and fedora told AFP, after gearing up for one of his home visits Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 806933-01-08-1586601221710 — "You can shut down hairdressers but you cannot order hair not to grow. It needs to be cut regularly," he added. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 806932-01-08-1586601218850 — Like most other businesses in Pristina, Kameri's hair salon was closed under measures to halt the spread of the virus in Kosovo, where six people have died and more than 200 infections have been recorded. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 806936-01-08-1586601229109 — "The virus has no legs. Please, do not give it any," the Institute for Public Health has begged, with warnings the country's health system could buckle under a major outbreak. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 806927-01-08-1586601208639 — In the name of keeping up appearances, however, Kameri has decided to save his customers from attempts to buzz their own hair at home. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 806931-01-08-1586601215844 — Now he is making house calls - though he does the trimming outdoors to minimise the risks. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 806928-01-08-1586601212198 — "I'm not going anywhere without disinfectants, my facemask and gloves. Before I take scissors and comb in my hand, I disinfect my clients completely from head to toe," he told AFP. Image Credit: AFP

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