Hundreds of hair care and beauty industry businesses in Alaska have had to shut down in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
A barbershop in Anchorage called Hair Science is just one of them. Hair Science’s owner and lead barber Shawn Idom says he decided to close up shop even before a statewide mandate required it.
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Idom explained to Alaska Public Media’s Casey Grove what it’s like dealing with the quickly unfolding health crisis, for a line of work that inherently involves getting close to customers.
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Casey Grove is host of Alaska News Nightly, a general assignment reporter and an editor at Alaska Public Media. Reach him atcgrove@alaskapublic.org. Read more about Caseyhere.
