Two hairstylists in Missouri may have exposed more than 140 clients to the coronavirus, health officials say
that a second stylist had tested positive for the coronavirus and may have exposed an additional 56 clients. The stylist experienced "very mild symptoms" over five days between May 16 and Mat 29 but was deemed "potentially infectious" by the health department.
At Friday's press conference, Springfield-Greene County Health Department director Clay Goddard said that he was "very frustrated" and "disappointed" by the new outbreak as the state begins to reopen. "We can't have many more of these," he said. "We can't make this a regular habit or our capability as a community will be strained and we will have to re-evaluate what things look like going forward."in a statement on Friday that the salon had closed to undergo "additional sanitizing and deep cleaning" in accordance with recommendations from the local health department and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"The well-being of Great Clips customers and stylists in the salon is our top priority and proper sanitization has always been an important cosmetology industry practice for Great Clips salons," the statement said. In late April, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced that some businesses, including hair salons, would be allowed to reopen. Social distancing requirements outlined in the state's order do not apply to "personal services" like salons, according to
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