Trang Do reports.
New Jersey Salons, Barber Shops Reopen With New Precautions
REPORTING LIVE, NATASHA BROWN,CBS3 "EYEWITNESS NEWS."NATASHA THANK YOU.MEANTIME PERSONAL CAREBUSINESSES LIKE SALONS ANDBARBERSHOPS REOPENED TODAY INTHE GARDEN STATE.TRANG DO VISITED SOME ANDFOUND THEY HAD NO SHORTAGE OFCUSTOMERS ON DAY ONE OF THEIRREOPENING.Reporter: AFTER THREEMONTHS WITHOUT PEOPLE WEREVERY EAGER TO GET THEIR HAIRAND NAILS DONE TODAY.THEY DIDN'T MIND THE SAFETYPROTOCOLS INCLUDING WEARINGMASKS IN ORDER TO GET TO SOMESENSE OF NORMALCY.FIRST DAY BACK.EYEBROWS, NAILS, FEET,EVERYTHING.THE WORKS.Reporter: SNAGGED ACOVETED APPOINTMENT ON THEFIRST DAY NEW JERSEY ALLOWEDHAIR NAIL SALONS TO REOPENFELT FOR SOME LIKE WINNING THELOTTERY.I DON'T LIKE PEOPLE LOOKINGAT MY TOES UNMANICURED.I'VE BEEN HIDING THEM FOR THEPAST FEW MONTHS.GETTING CALLS SINCE 6:00A.M.Reporter: MANAGER JOHNYEN CAN BARELY KEEP UP WITHTHE DEMAND.PHONE'S RINGING OFFER THEHOOK AND WE JUST CAN'T ANSWERALL THE PHONE CALLS RIGHT NOW.BUT WE WILL GET BACK TOEVERYONE AS SOON AS WE SETTLEDOWN.Reporter: THEY INCLUDETAKING TEMPERATURES 29 DOORAT THEDOOR MANY PEOPLE ARE SPACEDOUT AS THEY RECEIVE SERVICESAND PLEXIGLASS STANDS SERVE ASBARRIERS BETWEEN NAILTECHNICIANS AND CLIENTS.EVERYONE MUST WEAR A MASK.SAME GOES FOR HAIR SALONSWHICH WERE JUST AS BUSY.IT'S BEEN ALL DAY ALL NIGHTAPPOINTMENTS.Reporter: THE OWNERSCASUAL CUTS IN MOUNT EPHRAIMSPENT A MONTH RECONFIGURINGTHE SALON'S LAYOUT BEFOREOPENING DAY.WE SPREAD EVERYONE OUT,SOCIAL DISTANCE 6 FEET APARTTAPE ALL DOWN THROUGH HERE.Reporter: MOVED INTO OURTHIRD STORE SO WE AREDEFINITELY SEPARATED.Reporter: RETURNINGCUSTOMERS SAY THEY DEFINITELYNOTICED A DIFFERENCE AND AREGLAD TO BE BACK.USUALLY IT'S PACKED USUALLYEVERYONE SITTING SIDE BY SIDESO I FEEL TOTALLY SAFE.I'M GOING TO LOOK SO GOOD WHENTHIS IS DONE.NO MORE GRAY.Reporter: IN ADDITION TOHAIR AND NAIL SALONS SPASTANNING SALONS AS WELL ASTATTOO PARLORS WERE ALSOALLOWED TO REOPEN TODAY HERE
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