Barbershops, beauty salons, and nail shops were not included in the list of businesses able to open under the governor's Safer at Home policy.
WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE LIST OFBUSINESSESABLE TO OPEN UNDER THE GOVERNORSSAFER AT HOME POLICY.
AT SOMEPOINT THEY WILLREOPEN BUT WHAT COULD THATLOOK LIKEWHEN THEY DO.DR. JUSTIN TURNER IS ON THESTATE MEDICALASSOCIATIONS TASK FORCE.
HE SAYSTHERHAVE BEEN CONVERSATIONS ABOUTWHAT MEASURES MIGHT BE PUT INPLACE."I THINK WE CAN ENVISION HAVINGSOME TYPE OF PROTECTIVEEQUIPMENT THAT IS HIGHLYRECOMMENDED , STRONGLYENCOURAGED AND MAYBE EVENMANDATED FOR THE DIFFERENTBARBERS, FOR THE DIFFERENTCOSMOLOGIST FOR THE DIFFERENTNAIL TECHS."HE SAYS LIKE BEING A DOCTOR ORNURSE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DOTHOSE JOBS WITHOUTCLOSE CONTACT."THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL BARBERSWHO HAVE DIED FROM BEING INPROXIMITY TO OTHERS.
JUST LIKETHERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL DOCTORSAS WELL.
SO THIS IS NOT LIKEYOURKROGER OR WALMART THIS ISINTIMATE SPACE."BARBERSHOPS ARE MUCH MORE THANPLACES TO GET A HAIRCUT.
MANYAREPLACES WHERE LOCAL VENDORS SELLTHEIRGOODS AND COMMUNITY CENTERSWHERE PEOPLEGATHER FOR HOURS TO DISCUSSPOLITICS,SPORTS, AND THE NEWS OF THE DAY."SOME PEOPLE SHARE THINGS WITHTHEM OR WITH THE PEOPLETHAT ARE THERE THAT THEY DON'TEVEN SHARE AT HOME.
SO WE ARETALKING ABOUT GOING FROM A PLACETHAT IS AN EXTENDED VILLAGE TOGOING TO SOMEWHERE WHERE WE AREPROBABLY GOINGTO HAVE BARBERS ON ISLANDS."SOME BARBER SHOP OWNERS HAVE RUNINTOROAD BLOCKS WHILE APPLYING FOR APAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOANFROMTHE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
MANYDON'T QUALIFY BECAUSE THEY DON'THAVE ENOUGH EMPLOYEES SINCE MANYBARBERS ARE INDEPENDENTCONTRACTORS.MARCUS HUNTER 16 WAPT NEWS.
DOCTOR TURNER ALSO SAYSBARBERSHOPS ANDSALONS COULD BE AMONG THE
Barbershops, beauty salons can open during COVID-19
