U.S. business owners complain of conflicting reopening guidelines from local, county, state governments

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Governors in multiple U.S. states have begun to ease restrictions placed on nonessential business amid the Covid-19 pandemic, while local governments have cited public health concerns in issuing often contradictory restrictions.

U.S. business owners have expressed frustration and confusion as local restrictions have been increasingly coming into conflict with state orders amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis issued a"safer at home" executive order on Sunday just before the state's stay-at-home order was set to expire the next day. The order eases restrictions and allows nonessential businesses to reopen, beginning with curbside pickups on Monday before transitioning to in-person retail on Friday.

"I couldn't sleep last night because I was so confused," said Jose Oregel, the owner of a barbershop in one of the cities that is allowing businesses to reopen, to"It's hard," Bob Smith, who owns a coffee shop in the same city, told the paper."You hear one government office saying, 'You're good,' and another saying, 'no you're not.' I don't know.

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