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To: The State of West Virginia and Govenor Jim Justice
Reopen Hair Salons, Barber Shops, and Tattoo Shops May 1st, 2020
Open small businesses that offer 1 on 1 interaction such as Barbers, Salons, and Tattoo Shops on May 1st, 2020. Place a limit of 6 people in a shop at once (up to 3 employees with a single client), and require the use of face masks. Tattoo Shops and Hair Salons have extensive cross contamination training. All shops go through a state inspection and are checked on randomly to ensure they are following guidelines set for safe and sterile environment. A 1 on 1 interaction is much less of a health risk as visiting the local big box store allowing hundreds of people to enter with no health precautions in place.
Why is this important?
Covid 19 is affecting the economy in major ways forcing people to make tough decisions for their families based upon recent events such as deferring loan payments, mortgages, and basic utilities. To ease the economic struggle on these families, it is in our best discretion to open back up with these limited restrictions. The quarantine was implemented to flatten the curve of covid 19 to ensure that hospitals were not overwhelmed and to help prevent such rapid spread. The number of people infected is significantly lower than previously projected. Additionally independent contractors such as Beauticians, Barbers, and Artists cannot rely on programs such as unemployment as we do not qualify, in most cases, for such benefits. Small businesses are what keep communities in West Virginia running. Please do not turn your back on these families who are the backbone of our state.