CNN’s Brooke Baldwin on Thursday cautioned a California business owner who plans to reopen multiple barbershops despite orders calling for businesses to remain closed amid the pandemic.

Juan Desmarais of Vacaville, Calif., told Baldwin that he plans to reopen his shops Friday in an effort to provide for his family and to allow for his employees to provide for their families.

He called his industry “sanitary” amid concerns over COVID-19 and said he plans to change out masks and gloves with every client and not allow clients to gather in a waiting area, among other precautions.

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“I had read something you told my producer where you basically said ‘I don’t care if I get it,' meaning COVID-19. Do you still feel that way?” Baldwin asked the business owner.

“Absolutely. I mean, a lot of us are going to get it. The statistical data is that most likely we’re not going to die. We have 99.7 percent chance of living whether we contract it or not,” he asserted.

“I’ve had it," Baldwin replied. "It was not fun, and I had it way better than a lot of the folks who are put on ventilators, and about half of the folks who were put on ventilators don’t make it out of the hospital, so I don’t think you want to say maybe ‘It’s OK if I get it.'"

A barbershop owner tells @BrookeBCNN that he will defy California’s order and reopen his shops.



“I’d rather get citations...If I flop, I'd rather flop working than flop just sitting there letting them take away my rights, take away my businesses," he says https://t.co/yHBfaO8rS6 pic.twitter.com/V2Tc1pmV2z — CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) April 30, 2020

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California has seen nearly 50,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the state and nearly 2,000 deaths as of Thursday, according to The New York Times.

Fatality rates have varied widely across the country and depend on the number of cases in each state, testing capacity and a slate of other factors.

Baldwin returned to her afternoon news program on Monday after a battle with the coronavirus. She announced that she had tested positive early this month.

Desmarais said in the interview Thursday that he feels he has a constitutional right and a right as a California resident to reopen his business.

“Listen, you recovered from it. You’re a healthy young lady, and you recovered from it. I’m a healthy young man, and I’m going to recover from it. I have no mitigating risks," he said.

"Any of my clients who do are welcome to not come to the shop and quarantine as long as they feel necessary for their loved ones and for themselves,” the business owner added.

Desmarais that many fellow business owners are afraid of receiving citations if they choose to reopen despite government orders, but he said he considers reopening to be worth the risk of potential fines.

"I’d rather get citations, do as much as I can, work and hustle, not ask the government for a single penny, and if I flop, I’d rather flop working than flop just sitting there letting them take away my rights, take away my businesses, take away the legacy I’m going to leave my children," he said.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom Gavin NewsomOVERNIGHT ENERGY: California seeks to sell only electric cars by 2035 | EPA threatens to close New York City office after Trump threats to 'anarchist' cities | House energy package sparks criticism from left and right California seeks to sell only electric cars by 2035 EPA head questions connection of climate change to natural disasters MORE (D) issued a stay-at-home order last month and closed nonessential businesses. The governor ordered the closure of all beaches and state parks Thursday after thousands of people packed public areas despite social distancing guidelines.