Beauty Parlour Fined For Breaking COVID-19 Rules As They Offer Threading Services With Thread in Beautician’s Mouth

I know you’re confused over what “threading services” are, and might start to Google for it now. I’ll save you the time: Steven Lim used to offer these services.

Have a better idea now? Okay, let’s dive into the details.

Beauty Salon Fined For Breaking COVID-19 Rules As They Offer Threading Services With Thread in Mouth

Enterprise Singapore released a media statement today, saying that they’ve fined six food and beverage (F&B) and beauty services businesses for infringing safe management measures during enforcement checks conducted in August 2020.

For the beauty establishment, it’s Mei Mei Beauty located in People’s Park Complex.

According to Enterprise Singapore, it was found to be offering threading services where the thread was held in the beautician’s mouth.

Here’s an example of how treading works, because you’re probably too young to know what it is:

That practice is currently not allowed, though you might wonder if it should be allowed even pre-COVID-19.

The shop was fined $1,000.

5 Other F&B Outlets Fined for Failing to Ensure COVID-19 Rules Are Imposed

Other than Mei Mei Beauty, 5 composition fines were issued to King of Fried Rice Management Pte Ltd (Golden Mile Tower), Leng Saap @ Rot Fai Market (Golden Mile Tower), New Udon Thai Food (Golden Mile Complex), Little Myanmar Pte Ltd (Peninsula Plaza) and Yanant Thit Pte Ltd (Peninsula Plaza).

New Udon Thai Food was fined $2,000 because they’ve been caught once in June 2020, while the others were fined $1,000.

All of them had failed to enforce proper safe management measures, like failure to observe minimum 1-metre safe distance between groups of diners.

Further action will be taken if these businesses continue to flout the rules, including imposition of higher fines and suspension of their operations. They could also be charged in court under the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act.

Wait, court?

Could Have Been Worse

Technically speaking, under the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act, first-time offenders will face a fine of up to S$10,000, imprisonment of up to six months, or both. Subsequent offences may face a fine of up to S$20,000, imprisonment of up to twelve months, or both.

So if you’re in your favourite restaurant now and realise you’re standing too close to the guy in front of you, time to take a step back, or give the restaurant a gentle feedback if they’ve not been gung ho on enforcing self-distancing measures.