Hair salons are reopening in Stanislaus County. Guidelines call for face coverings
Gov. Gavin Newsom began a midday news conference Tuesday by announcing that most of the state’s counties — the nearly four dozen approved to accelerate within Phase 2 — may begin to reopen hair salons and barbershops.
Nail salons will have to wait, the governor said.
Stanislaus is among the 47 counties that can move ahead with a safe reopening of hair salons and barber shops. The county’s health department said Tuesday those businesses can open immediately under the state’s safety guidelines for employee training, control measures and screening, cleaning and disinfecting and physical distancing.
A notice Tuesday on the Stanemergency Facebook page said salons and barber shops can open immediately.
The state has released a 10-page set of guidelines for businesses ready to give haircuts.
Hair-cutting businesses were scheduled for later stages of California’s coronavirus reopening roadmap because they involve close contact with customers. People returning to shops for a badly needed cut can expect to see employees and customers with face coverings. Customers arriving without a mask could be sent home.
The state guidelines call for shops to maintain physical distancing. Customers are screened upon arrival and are not supposed to gather in the waiting area. Under the state’s guidelines, they could be asked to wait outside the shop or in their cars.
The guidelines for shop owners also include health screenings for employees at the beginning of shifts, frequent hand-washing, cleaning and disinfecting of work areas and equipment and prevention training for employees.
The Sacramento Bee contributed to this report.
This story was originally published May 26, 2020 at 2:29 PM.
