California's Newsom announces reopening of barbershops, says his kids cut his "mullet"

Record ID: 1554359

  • Title: California's Newsom announces reopening of barbershops, says his kids cut his "mullet"
  • Date: 27th May 2020
  • Summary: LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (MAY 26, 2020) (REUTERS) VARIOUS EXTERIORS OF BARBERSHOP
  • Embargoed: 10th June 2020 01:00
  • Keywords: COVID-19 California Gavin Newsom barbershops coronavirus governor hair salons
  • Location: LONG BEACH AND SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
  • City: LONG BEACH AND SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Health/Medicine
  • Reuters ID: LVA003CFKJV47
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: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 (May 26), as the most populous U.S. state continued to ease its coronavirus-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.
    Workers and customers must all be screened for fever and other symptoms of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
    The move to allow haircuts by appointment in most of the state's 58 counties comes a day after Newsom allowed churches to hold abbreviated services with no more than 25% of their buildings' capacity.
    Announcing the new guidelines, Newsom joked that they weren't adhered to by his children when his children cut his "mullet."
    "You have the opportunity to look through the details of the guidelines as it relates to what we hope and expect to see in barbershops and hair salons. By the way, I didn't see any of that in the work that was done by my barber just a few days ago. It was actually a collection of barbers, a six year old, an eight year old and a 10 year old barber that we're not practicing physical distancing, that we're not considering the deep sanitation requirements, wearing face coverings," Newsom said.
    "Know that we worked with the industry and we think these guidelines are appropriate to the task and I'll keep you abreast on whether or not they're met in my house," he added.
    Nationwide, some health experts warn that reopening too quickly could trigger outbreaks of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. Twenty U.S. states reported an increase in new cases for the week ended May 24 as the death toll nears 100,000, according to a Reuters analysis. Florida reported a nearly 6% increase, while New York registered a double-digit decline.
    (Production: Omar Younis)
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