'I'm just not prepared to do this,' Maxim Barbers owner Diane Fall told CNBC on Thursday, citing the onerous task of gathering the equipment and supplies needed to meet safety requirements.
"Yesterday I went on the internet just looking for capes because they're saying you have to use one cape for each client. I looked for disposable capes, there's nothing out there," Fall explained. "You have to have an infrared thermometer to take the temperature of your employees and each client who walks in the door. This can't happen overnight.
that tattoo parlors, gyms and hair salons can reopen on Friday, as long as they follow social distancing and sanitary requirements. Restaurants can begin to offer restricted dine-in meals and movie theaters can start selling tickets on Monday. Fall said she's not aware of any restaurant in her town of Decatur, which is outside of Atlanta, that plans to immediately begin offering dine-in service. She said other salon owners in the town have indicated to her they are not ready to reopen yet, either.
"Even the ones who are, are waiting until at least May 1," she said. "It doesn't sound like a lot of businesses are ready to open up."according to data from Johns Hopkins UniversityMany public health officials have criticized Georgia's moves as being premature that could lead to a second wave of infections.
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