Orange County allows nail salons, skincare services, massage and tattoo parlors to reopen Friday
Empty nail salon in a strip mall due to the coronavirus shutdown. (Photo by: Michael Siluk/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
SANTA ANA, Calif. - Orange County will allow nail salons, massage and tattoo parlors, piercing shops among other personal care services to reopen Friday as long as they meet the state-mandated reopening requirements, health officials announced Thursday.
Skincare services like waxing and facials as well as cosmetology services are also permitted to reopen.
On Friday, the state authorized the reopening of nail salons on June 19. Workers and customers will be required to wear face coverings, according to the state guidelines.
Orange County Health Care Agency officials Thursday reported seven more COVID-19 fatalities, raising the death toll to 250, with 33 this week.
Since June 5, 76 people have died from the disease caused by the coronavirus in Orange County.
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The agency also reported 132 new cases Thursday, raising the cumulative total to 9,292. Of the total fatalities, 128 were residents of skilled nursing home facilities, up from 124 on Wednesday.
The hospitalization rate jumped from 328 on Wednesday to 345, with patients in intensive care rising from 131 to 144.
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The state Department of Public Health on Thursday issued new guidelines mandating face coverings in most situations while indoors, but also outside when a person cannot maintain six feet of social distance.
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There are exemptions that include children age 2 and younger because of the risk of suffocation, and for people with a variety of medical or psychological issues that make mask-wearing a hazard.
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