Barbershops to Open as COVID-19 Rules Ease in Parts of California

Barbershops to Open as COVID-19 Rules Ease in Parts of California
Ryan Tippins, a UPS worker living in Napa, gets a haircut from San Yankee, co-owner and barber at the Chateau Barber Shop, in Napa, California, on March 19, 2020. Shannon Stapleton/File Photo/Reuters
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Barbershops and hair salons can re-open with some changes to their operations in parts of California where public health officials call it safe, Governor Gavin Newsom said on Tuesday, as the most populous U.S. state continued to ease its CCP virus-related restrictions.

Salon employees in the 47 of California’s 58 counties that have been cleared to re-open them will be required to wear face coverings and encouraged to also don goggles or other eye protection when working with customers, new guidelines released on Tuesday said. Customers must also wear face coverings, use hand sanitizer and follow social distancing guidelines.