(24 Apr 2020) Georgia's economy began a cautious, high-stakes reopening as Gov. Brian Kemp relaxed a month-long shutdown amid experts' warnings of a potential surge in infections and objections from President Donald Trump.
David Huynh who owns Envy Nail Bar had 60 clients booked for appointments.
"We're trying to operate on phone basis. As you can hear, our phone in background won't stop ringing," he said.
Georgia has ranked in the bottom nationally in per capita testing, a key component in preventing a resurgence of the coronavirus which causes COVID-19, and critics say Kemp's order to restart some businesses was premature despite a bump in screenings this week.
Waiting customers were carefully distanced, their spacing marked by blue tape, and chairs were placed at staggered intervals outside.
With deaths and infections still rising in Georgia, many business owners planned to remain closed despite Kemp's assurance that hospital visits and new cases have leveled off enough for barbers, tattoo artists, massage therapists and personal trainers to return to work with restrictions.
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