Health & Fitness
Businesses Close As San Mateo County Stays On State Watch List
Some businesses and activities must shut down or move outdoors, now that San Mateo County has spent three days on the state's watch list.
SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — Officials in San Mateo County announced Saturday that certain indoor businesses and activities must shut down or move to outdoor operations beginning Sunday as the county remained on the state's watch list for coronavirus transmission.
The businesses include gyms and fitness centers, churches, hair salons, barber shops, nail salons and shopping malls.
Officials say this order will be in effect beginning at 12:01 a.m. Sunday.
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Businesses offering tattoos, piercings and electrolysis may not be operated outdoors and must close.
The state informed the county Saturday afternoon that, due to spending more than three days on the COVID-19 monitoring list, specific indoor businesses must cease operations unless they can be modified to operate outside or by pic-up.
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Businesses should visit the state website for industry guidance: https://covid19.ca.gov/roadmap-counties/#track-data.
Information about San Mateo County's response to COVID-19 is at www.smcgov.org.
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