Barbershops, beauty salons can open

Barbershops, beauty salons can open

BARBERSHOPS AND HAIR SALONSARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS ONCEAGAIN AFTER BEING CLOSED FORNEARLY A MONTH.

IT WAS ONMARCH 23RD THAT THE GOVERNORORDERED ALL NO━ ESSENTIALBUSINESSES IN MARYLAND TOCLOSE TO HELP SLOW THE SPREADOF THE CORONAVIRUS.

WMA━2NEWS' MARK ROPER IS LIVEOUTSIDE A BARBERSHOP INTOWSON.

MARK━ THE STATELIFTED THE BAN ON MONDAY BUTTHE SHOPS WILL*NOT BE OPEN TOEVERYONE JUST YET..IT'S BEEN ABOUT FOUR WEEKSSINCE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ABLE TOGET THEIR HAIR PROFESSIONALLYCUT.

AND ANYONE OVERDUE FOR ATRIM MUST BE AN ESSENTIALEMPLOYEE TO GET ONE.

NEWGUIDELINES FOR BARBERSHOPS ANDHAIR SALONS WILL ALLOWBUSINESS OWNERS TO R━OPEN THESHOPS BUT ONLY TO FIRSTRESPONDERS━ MILITARYPERSONNEL AND OTHER ESSENTIALWORKERS.

TO MAINTAIN SOCIALDISTANCING━ NO WAL━INS WILLBE ALLOWED.

YOU HAVE TO MAKEAN APPOINTMENT FIRST.

AND ONLYONE CUSTOMER WILL BE ALLOWEDIN THE STORE AT A TIME.CUSTOMERS ALSO WILL HAVE TOPROVIDE SOME FORM OF WRITTENDOCUMENTATION━ EITHER ALETTER FROM THEIR EMPLOYER━OR A COPY OF COMPANY POLICY━STATING THAT THE SERVICES ARENECESSARY TO MEET GROOMINGSTANDARDS.

BOTH THE CUSTOMERAND THE STAFF MEMBER MUST WEARFACE COVERINGS.

THE STORESALSO WILL HAVE TO KEEPINFORMATION ON FILE FOR EACHCUSTOMER IN THE EVENT A STAFFMEMBER ENDS UP TESTINGPOSITIVE FOR COVI━19.

IF THATSHOULD HAPPEN━ THEBARBERSHOP OR SALON WOULD HAVETO NOTIFY ALL OF ITS CUSTOMERSWHO WERE SERVED WITHIN THEPREVIOUS 14 DAYS PRIOR TOTHOSE TEST RESULTS.

WORKERSWILL BE EXPECTED TO CLEAN ANDDISINFECT THE AREA AFTERSERVING EACH CUSTOMER.

ANDAGAIN━ THESE SERVICES ARERESERVED FOR ESSENTIALPERSONNEL AND BY APPOINTMENTONLY.

LIVE IN TOWSON━ MARKROPER