Two Missouri hairstylists who were infected with coronavirus served 140 clients last month and no cases of coronavirus has been found linked with the two, says official.
According to reports, both of the stylists and the clients wore face coverings and the salon had other measures too of social distancing of chairs and the timings of appointment.
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 coronavirus incubation period. The 14-day incubation period has now passed with no coronavirus 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.
