Middlesbrough has been placed in the top tier 3 following the latest national lockdown.
The Government has placed Teesside and the wider North East in tier 3 in an attempt to bring down the rate of infection in the region.
But what impact will this have on hairdressers; barbers and the beauty businesses that have struggled throughout the pandemic as they were deemed non-essential and had to close.
Tuxtra reporter Alessia Leone talked to Sarah Gallagher, owner and Managing Director at Gallagher`s hair salon in Middlesbrough and Sharon Brigden, spokesperson for the National Hair Beauty Barbering Federation, on how two national lockdowns have affected the business.