Petition to see Manitoba tattoo shops open amid COVID-19 gets hundreds of signatures

A Winnipeg tattoo shop has started an online petition calling on the province to allow body modification studios to open amid the relaxed COVID-19 rules put into place this week.

The petition, launched by Parlor Tattoos Monday, had more than 1,350 signatures by Tuesday afternoon.

Under the province’s phased plan to reopen the economy hair salons, non-urgent medical services, retail businesses, restaurant patios, museums and other businesses were allowed to open Monday under guidelines including increased cleaning and physical distancing protocols.

Tattoo studios, meanwhile, won’t be allowed to reopen until the third phase of the province’s reopening plan — with no set date.

“They have their hand over the pause button … and if there’s an influx of cases… they could stop that process and our businesses will be lost forever because we won’t even get a chance to recover economically” Parlor Tattoos co-owner Phil McLellan told Global News over the weekend.

“Who knows how many of us will make it through … We’ve been waiting since the middle of March to support our families.”

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