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Covid-19 update from CNN

Zhills — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 18:23:59 GMT

(CNN) No cases of coronavirus have been linked to two Missouri hairstylists who saw 140 clients last month while symptomatic, county health officials said.

Both stylists worked at the same Great Clips location in Springfield.

The clients and the stylists all wore face coverings, and the salon had set up other measures such as social distancing of chairs and staggered appointments, the Springfield-Greene County Health Department said this week.

Of the 140 clients and seven co-workers potentially exposed, 46 took tests that came back negative. All the others were quarantined for the duration of the corona virus incubation period. The 14-day incubation period has now passed with no corona virus cases linked to the salon beyond the two stylists, county health officials said.

During the quarantine, those who did not get tested got a call twice a day from health officials asking whether they had symptoms related to Covid-19, said Kathryn Wall, a spokeswoman for the Springfield-Green County Health Department.

"This is exciting news about the value of masking to prevent Covid-19," said Clay Goddard, the county's director of health.

"We are studying more closely the details of these exposures, including what types of face coverings were worn and what other precautions were taken to lead to this encouraging result."

I think I will wear mine!

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Anonymous032819 — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 18:26:50 GMT

This is GREAT news!

🎉🎉🎉🎉

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Jersey Born — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 18:40:06 GMT

While it is wonderful news that two Covid-19 infected hairstylists did not infect any of their 140 clients during a period of infectivity, my question is why would these two hairstylists work while symptomatic? That kind of thoughtless and reckless behavior, mask or no mask, is unacceptable.

A+ for the masks.

F- for the hairstylists.

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QueenDanceALot — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 18:51:30 GMT

@Jersey Born wrote:
While it is wonderful news that two Covid-19 infected hairstylists did not infect any of their 140 clients during a period of infectivity, my question is why would these two hairstylists work while symptomatic? That kind of thoughtless and reckless behavior, mask or no mask, is unacceptable.

A+ for the masks.
F- for the hairstylists.

Probably the same reason that anyone works while sick.

They need the money.

Not that I think it's O.K. But it is a reality.

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bikerbabe — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 19:15:21 GMT

Doesn’t say much for the screening process by the salon. It’s supposed to be a requirement.

I’m curious which strain they had. Data seems to show that the European strain is more contagious than the strain from China. More research is being done, especially by Scripps and Johns Hopkins. My personal unsubstantiated theory is that this may also explain why some regions of the country have been hit harder than others, aside from population density. Unfortunately, data also shows that the European strain becomes dominant when it appears in a region.

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goldensrbest — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 19:15:37 GMT

Very good news.

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Still Raining — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 19:26:03 GMT

Masks and distance!!!! Wish we saw that everywhere.

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Zhills — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 19:37:04 GMT

To me, the "unknown" about this virus is the scariest part of it!

Some don't even know they had it and some die quickly!

So mysterious! From what I have read, it keeps mutating! They isolate a strain and it changes!

Masks and distancing have to help prevent the spread!

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QueenDanceALot — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 19:41:25 GMT

@Still Raining wrote:
Masks and distance!!!! Wish we saw that everywhere.

While I do wish we saw that everywhere, distance is impossible when you're having your hair done.

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Twoaces — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 21:06:02 GMT

That really is great news! As so many others have said, Masks, and Social Distamce. Every percentage of safety that you can create makes such a difference! We can get out and about to some degree if each one of us does our part. I volunteer at the San DiegoZoo Safari Park which has just reopened with restrictions. Among the requirements is that every person over the age of two MUST wear a face covering. Well, many families came yesterday, and every single person, including the cutest kids you ever saw, were dawning their masks.

It is such a small thing to do that helps all of us.

(by the way, I’m sure glad I never bothered having a face lift...nobody can see me now anyway!)

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suzyQ3 — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 21:18:22 GMT

@QueenDanceALot wrote:
@Still Raining wrote:
Masks and distance!!!! Wish we saw that everywhere.
While I do wish we saw that everywhere, distance is impossible when you're having your hair done.

@QueenDanceALot, the combination of lack of distancing and time in such proximity (root cover and trim) is what keeps me from going to my stylist for now.

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Mindy D — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 00:50:53 GMT

@Jersey Born wrote:
While it is wonderful news that two Covid-19 infected hairstylists did not infect any of their 140 clients during a period of infectivity, my question is why would these two hairstylists work while symptomatic? That kind of thoughtless and reckless behavior, mask or no mask, is unacceptable.

A+ for the masks.
F- for the hairstylists.

@Jersey Born @I felt the way you do when I first learned of this story but a lady on the forum, that lives where the story took place, posted that the hairdressers went to urgent care and were told the symptoms they had were seasonal allergies and they could return to work.

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lovesrecess — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 01:13:11 GMT

I am sure the stylists went back to work because they desperately needed to get their business going again. You don't run a high fever with season allergies; I am not sure I buy the idea that they went to urgent care prior to going to work. Am thankful none of their clients got sick. I still need to get back to my stylist but she did contract COVID so I am looking for a new one.

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giova — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 01:52:20 GMT

thats great news about mask wearing, now only if everyone would wear one.

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qvcfreak — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 02:26:55 GMT

@giova wrote:
thats great news about mask wearing, now only if everyone would wear one.

Midnight tonight, they will be mandatory again in our County. We’ve had a high number of cases daily.

I think opening up would’ve been great if they would’ve made the mask wearing mandatory instead of optional. Hoping numbers go down soon.

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RoughDraft — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 05:54:12 GMT

It's just a minute sacrifice to ask of all of us to wear a mask and social distance that I cannot understand why some people prefer defiance of the task.

Yes, masks are uncomfortable, especially in summer, but it's such a small price to pay to keep that satanic virus from jumping from person to person. It's not like we're being asked to pick up arms and go to war.

I've seen parents in the supermarket with their very young children wearing masks and the tots don't seem to have a problem wearing them. We should learn from them.

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violann — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 15:25:51 GMT

@Twoaces wrote:
That really is great news! As so many others have said, Masks, and Social Distamce. Every percentage of safety that you can create makes such a difference! We can get out and about to some degree if each one of us does our part. I volunteer at the San DiegoZoo Safari Park which has just reopened with restrictions. Among the requirements is that every person over the age of two MUST wear a face covering. Well, many families came yesterday, and every single person, including the cutest kids you ever saw, were dawning their masks.
It is such a small thing to do that helps all of us.

(by the way, I’m sure glad I never bothered having a face lift...nobody can see me now anyway!)

I keep telling my husband that my mask is the most attractive piece of apparel I've ever worn. He doesn't know whether to a say "Yes Dear", or "No Dear".

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violann — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 10:28:36 GMT

@lovesrecess wrote:
I am sure the stylists went back to work because they desperately needed to get their business going again. You don't run a high fever with season allergies; I am not sure I buy the idea that they went to urgent care prior to going to work. Am thankful none of their clients got sick. I still need to get back to my stylist but she did contract COVID so I am looking for a new one.

I THINK the term is "elevated" temperature and not necessarily "high fever".

So consider, my "normal" temperature never ever breaks more than 97.6. If my reading is 99.0 which group will I be in?

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50Mickey — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 11:53:59 GMT

The salon where I go takes everyone's temperature before you are allowed to step from the front door. If over 99 you can't come in. The stylists all have their temp. taken at the beginning of their shifts. Had my roots and highlights done this past Sunday for the first time in 3 months. I was nervous. I wore 2 masks and the stylist was masked. When he shampooed the color out he had me place a towel over my face in addition to the masks.

Those stylists who came in while symptomatic were grossly negligent. They could have caused others to be infected who in turn would infect others and on and on. No excuse for what they did.

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masque — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 12:19:16 GMT

@violann wrote:
@lovesrecess wrote:
I am sure the stylists went back to work because they desperately needed to get their business going again. You don't run a high fever with season allergies; I am not sure I buy the idea that they went to urgent care prior to going to work. Am thankful none of their clients got sick. I still need to get back to my stylist but she did contract COVID so I am looking for a new one.
I THINK the term is "elevated" temperature and not necessarily "high fever".

So consider, my "normal" temperature never ever breaks more than 97.6. If my reading is 99.0 which group will I be in?

@violannYou would be in the "low grade fever" group, so the term in @lovesrecess post is correct.