No new COVID-19 cases were found after two hairstylists potentially exposed 140 customers and six coworkers to the virus at a Great Clips in Missouri, the local health department said Monday. Last month, the Springfield-Greene County Health Department alerted the public that two hairstylists had tested
No new COVID-19 cases were found after two hairstylists potentially exposed 140 customers and six coworkers to the virus at a Great Clips in Missouri, the local health department said Monday.
"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," Goddard said in a statement."We never want an exposure like this to happen, but this situation will greatly expand our understanding of how this novel coronavirus spreads."
Health officials said all those potentially exposed were quarantined for the duration of their exposure period and were offered testing. Only 46 of the people got tested, and their results came back negative, the department said. The 14-day incubation period has now passed.Great Clips Inc. released a statement to KY3 following the update from the health department.
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