Indoor operations for hair salons and barbershops are allowed to reopen in California on Monday under new guidelines announced by Governor Gavin Newsom.
Once approved by Los Angeles County, local barbershops and hair salons are able to reopen for indoor operations while still meeting coronavirus prevention measures starting on Aug. 31, according to the newly-revamped California COVID-19 website.
In addition, retail and shopping centers are able to reopen indoor operations at a maximum of 25 percent capacity, according to the guidelines.
Nail salons are still required to operate outdoors, according to the state.
Los Angeles County has not announced if these new changes will be allowed as of Friday afternoon.
Every county in California is assigned to a tier based on its rate of new cases and positivity, according to the state.
At a minimum, counties must remain in a tier for at least three weeks before moving forward. Data is reviewed weekly and tiers are updated on Tuesdays.
To move forward, a county must meet the next tier’s criteria for two consecutive weeks. If a county’s metrics worsen for two consecutive weeks, it will be assigned a more restrictive tier, according to the state.
As of Friday, Los Angeles County is in the highest category — Tier 1 or “widespread risk” — based on a 10 percent positivity rate and 16 new cases per 100,000 residents.
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Newsom previously announced that all restaurants, wineries, tasting rooms, movie theatres, family entertainment centers, zoos, museums and cardrooms would have to cease indoor operations in several counties across the state.
In Tier 2, certain businesses would be able to reopen indoors with modifications and limited to 25 percent capacity.
Moving onto Tier 3, businesses are able to operate indoors at 50 percent capacity, according to the state.
At the lowest risk Tier 4, businesses are able to operate indoors with modifications, with no capacity limits listed.
Further reopening measures in California have not been announced as of Friday.
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