News Special: Managing a Clinic during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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At the time of writing, the UK Government has imposed a national lockdown to reduce the transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19).1 There are currently 294,110 cases of the virus and 12,944 deaths worldwide, with the World Health Organization (WHO) labelling the spread of the virus a ‘global pandemic’.2 In the UK, as of 9am on March 23, 6,650 people in the UK had tested positive for the disease and 335 people had died.3
As a result of this tragic outbreak, not only are people’s lives at risk, but their livelihoods too. While some businesses can function on a work-from-home basis, many, such as aesthetic clinics, cannot.
So, what can you do to keep your business going and spirits up?! Aesthetics talks to a range of professionals for their words of advice.
Aesthetic practitioner Dr Vincent Wong chose to close his clinic on March 18. He said, “London has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the UK and, naturally, a lot of patients are worried about…

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