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A second hairdresser could potentially expose 56 clients to Covid-19, officials said
The Springfield-Greene Health Department announced Saturday that a second hairdresser tested positive for coronavirus, and may have exposed 56 clients in the same Great Clip salon.
Both stylists have symptoms at work, officials said. They did not provide details about the symptoms they had or when they tested positive.
Stylists and clients wear face masks
Both stylists worked from the second week of May to Wednesday. Clients and stylists all wore face masks, the Department of Health said. At that time, businesses such as barbers and hair salons were permitted to operate in the state.
“It is the department’s hope that because face masks are worn along this exposure time line, no additional cases will be produced,” he added.
The salon keeps perfect records that allow contact tracing, said Clay Goddard, director of the Springfield-Greene District Health Department.
But he warned about the risk of extraordinary resources.
“I will be honest with you: We cannot have more than this,” he said at a press conference. “We cannot make this a habit or our ability as a community will be strained.”
Goddard said he was pleased with the deep cleaning action carried out by Great Clip, adding that he now considered the business safe.
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