Spas, salons, barbershops shut down in Somerville

Spas, salons, barbershops shut down in Somerville

Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone ordered service and general retail businesses to shut down during the coronavirus emergency.

OVERNIGHT.JOSH, GOOD MORNING.JOSH: TODD, GOOD MORNING.THESE ARE STEPS ALREADY ENACTEDAS SEVERAL OTHER MUNICIPALITIES,AMONG THEM MALDEN, EVERETT,LAWRENCE AS WELL.AND IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AS WELLIN BRAINTREE AND IN CAMBRIDGETOMORROW, BUT FOR NOW, IT'SSOMERVILLE.IT HAPPENED LATE LAST NIGHT,HERE IT WAS MIDNIGHT.SOME OF THE PLACES IMPACTEDINCLUDE SPAS, MASSAGETHERAPISTS, BARBERSHOPS, HAIRSALONS PLUS GENERAL RETAIL SHUTDOWN AS OF MIDNIGHT BY ORDER OFTHE MAYOR AND THE HEALTHDEPARTMENT HERE.THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO ANYEMERGENCY SERVICES, AMONG THOSESUPERMARKETS, HARDWARE STORES,BANKS OR LAUNDROMATS.MAYOR JOSEPH CURTATONE WASCRITICAL OF GOVERNOR BAKER'SDECISION NOT TO MAKE THIS CHANGESTATEWIDE.