Note: This article was written and submitted on May 8, prior to the JCCP guidelines being released
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected healthcare, social and financial systems. Not only will this leave a mark on history, but will also play an influential role in setting new working and social norms. In the field of medical aesthetics, new measures must be taken to ensure maximum protection to both practitioners and the general public when lockdown measures are eased, despite being a low risk form of medicine with regards to viral transmission. Without official guidance from the Government for the aesthetic industry (at the time of writing), we must gather what relatable guidance we do have, as well as the current recommendations from different countries, which can then be adapted according to advice from local government.
As well as the information I have collated in this article, you can also read guidance from the Joint Council of Cosmetic Practitioners by clicking here.
COVID-19 is a new illness caused by a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Many cases were reported in Wuhan in December 2019 and the disease has subsequently been declared as a pandemic by the World…
