Coronavirus: All NY Hair And Nail Salons, Tattoo Parlors To Close

NEW YORK, NY — All barbershops, hair salons, tattoo or piercing parlors, nail salons, hair removal services and related personal care services have been ordered to close in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday. The indefinite closure, which will take effect Saturday at 8 p.m., is meant to help slow the spread of the new coronavirus.

The measure follows a cascade of other drastic commercial closures this week. On Thursday, the four governors ordered indoor portions of retail shopping malls to close indefinitely Thursday night, as well as amusement parks and bowling alleys. Earlier in the week, the governors announced limits on crowd capacity for social and recreational gatherings to 50 people. The governors also announced restaurants and bars would close for on-premise service and move to take-out and delivery services only. The governors also temporarily closed movie theaters, gyms and casinos.

"We know how the novel coronavirus spreads, and we are making data-driven decisions as the situation evolves to continue to reduce density and slow the spread of the virus," Cuomo said in a statement. "We remain in constant communication with our neighboring states to ensure we are establishing a set of uniform rules and regulations for the entire region. These temporary closures are not going to be easy, but they are necessary to protecting the health and safety of New Yorkers and all Americans."