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Six feet of social distance? For hairdressers, that may not be possible. A roadside barber wearing a protective face mask gives a haircut to a customer in Hanoi on Feb. 28, 2020. Manan Vatsyayana / AFP - Getty Images Except for doctors, maybe no one comes as physically close to their clients as hairdressers and makeup artists. They literally get in your space. Now amid the coronavirus pandemic, how can personal groomers and stylists abide by one of the most fundamental means of protection — social distancing? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that people keep a distance of six feet from others to avoid spreading or catching the virus. Hard to do when you are trimming a person’s hair, applying their makeup or giving them a new ‘do. Carly Silva, who manages a salon in Jersey City, New Jersey, for the Bishops Cuts/Color chain, like other stylists interviewed for this story, said her shop is sanitizing surfaces multiple times a day and urging employees who feel ill to stay home. “We’re taking every precaution because this is definitely getting out of hand," Silva said. "But we're in an industry where we can't work from home." Read the full story here. Share this -







New York Archdiocese cancels all Masses this weekend The Archdiocese of New York has taken the extraordinary step of cancelling all Masses starting this weekend in light of coronavirus, the church announced Saturday. This includes all of New York City and the southern tier of the state. Churches will remain open for private prayer, the archdiocese said in its statement. A private Mass will be celebrated in St. Patrick's Cathedral and livestreamed on the church's website. Share this -







Spain death toll now at 193 MADRID — Spain's coronavirus death toll reached 193 on Saturday, up from 120 on Friday, public broadcaster TVE said. There are just over 6,250 coronavirus cases across the country, TVE said, up from 4,209 on Friday and also up from 5,753 cases reported earlier in the day. Share this -







New Jersey reports more presumptive positive test results IMPORTANT UPDATES: We’ve received 19 new presumptive positive test results since yesterday, bringing our cumulative statewide total to 69. — Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) March 14, 2020 Share this -







'Doing our best' to meet toilet paper demands, major paper company says Georgia Pacific, one of the largest paper companies in the world, said they're operating as normally as possible to meet consumer demands for toilet paper. The Georgia-based company said that it had seen its retail demand grow significantly over the past week, as people stock up on rolls of toilet paper during the coronavirus pandemic. Orders for the product are as much as two times higher than normal during the same period, the company said. But, Georgia-Pacific added, its manufacturing operations have managed to ship out approximately 120 percent of their normal capacity. Its mills and distribution centers "are currently operating normally and we are doing our best to meet consumer demand." "We’re doing this through our use of existing inventory, increasing our production, and using a managed distribution process to smartly manage through this unusual period," the company said. Share this -







European travel ban extended to include U.K. and Ireland The White House announced Saturday that they would expand the European travel ban to include the United Kingdom and Ireland beginning midnight on Monday. "Again, Americans in the U.K. or Ireland can come home," Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday. "Legal residents can come home." Trump had initially said during his Oval Office address on Monday night that Ireland and the U.K. were exempt from the ban, although it was unclear why the exception was made because the virus is also present in Britain. Share this -





