Barbershops, Hair Salons Installing Safety Precautions For Whenever They're Allowed To Reopen

SALONS ARE FACING A TRICKYPATH TO REOPENING.EPIDEMIOLOGISTS SAY THAT THECLOSE PROXIMITY MAKES ITDIFFICULT TO KEEP FROM INFECTINGOTHERS.BUT OWNERS SAY THAT THEY ARETAKING PREVENTIVE MEASURES."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERALICIA REED SPOKE TO LOCAL SALONOWNERS ABOUT THEIR PLANS TO KEEPPEOPLE SAFE.THE OWNER AT BERNIE'S HAIRSTUDIO IN ARDMORE UNDERSTANDSPEOPLE ARE SCARED.SO SHE'S BEING PROACTIVE INORDER TO GIVE CUSTOMERS A SENSEOF SECURITY.WE WENT FROM FLOOR TO CEILINGAND WE PUT IN SHOWER CURTAINS 90INCH CURTAINS SEPARATE EACHSTATION.STYLISTS PLAN TON TAKINGCUSTOMER'S TEMPERATURES AND ASLEW OF OTHER PRECAUTIONS.OVER IN PHILLY, MAIN ATTRACTIONUNISEX SALON UPGRADING.PICKING UP PAINTBRUSHES ANDSAND MACHINES TO MAKE SURE WHENMY BUSINESS IS OPEN IT WILL BECOMPLIANT WITH THE NEW NORM.BUT REOPENING IN THE NEARFUTURE LOOKS BLEAK.GOVERNOR TOM WOLF TODAY VETOEDHB2388 THAT WOULD ALLOW HAIRSALONS AND BARBERSHOPS IN REDSFWLEENS TO REOPEN.DECISION ISN'T SOLELY BASED ONTHE NUMBER OF COVID-19 CASES INTHE AREAS.KENNEDY DUNCAN SAYS IF ANYTHING,BARBERSHOPS AND HAIR SALONS WILLHELP FLATTEN THE CURVE.WE ARE TRAINED HOW TO PROTECTTHE PUBLIC.WE HAVE EXTENSIVE HOURS OFTRAINING IN MICROBIOLOGY, VIRUSTRANSMISSION, VIRUS PROTECTIONAND SANITATION OF INSTRUMENTSAND TOOLS.CONSORTIUM OF BARBERS ANDSTYLISTS WORKING WITH LOCALOFFICIALS TO ESTABLISH THE BACKTO WORK SAFELY PROGRAM THAT WILLBE MADE INTO A BILL ANDPRESENTED TO GOVERNOR WOLF.IF YOU GUYS WANT TO PROPOSE ABILL.HOW LONG WILL THIS BILL TAKEBEFORE IT'S ACTUALLY APPROVEDFOR YOU GUYS TO OPEN.COULD IT TAKE MONTH AS SOON ASCOULD IT TAKE A YEAR.MORE PRESSURE ON LOCALOFFICIALS CALLING STATE REPS ANDGET CITY COUNCIL.MORE PRESSURE PUT ON PEOPLE, THEMORE THEY KNOW THAT PEOPLE CAREABOUT THIS PARTICULAR TOPIC, THEMORE PRESSURE PUT ON THEM TOMAKE SURE THEY DO SOMETHING.