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The coronavirus, Covid-19, has shut tattooing down across the globe. In a series of articles Yayo investigates how tattooists are surviving the outbreak and the positive steps they are taking to get back to work. This week we focus on the UK and talk to studio owner and manager Matt Wall.
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The coronavirus Covid-19 is ravaging the world and the tattoo industry across Europe is being hit hard. Yayo writer Matt Haddon-Reichardt is currently at home in isolation for 14 days. Unable to go and interview people in person, Matt opened his laptop and got on the phone to find out how Europe's tattooists can survive the Covid-19 onslaught.
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The tattoo industry isn't a community, its a family. Shining examples of this family spirit can be found at the Old Smithy Tattoo Parlour in the picturesque town of Leek, Staffordshire. Yayo sent flash virgin Matt Haddon-Reichardt over to Leek to talk to the staff at Old Smithy about the fantastic charity work they are doing.
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