A barber in New York who was secretly giving haircuts in defiance of coronavirus closures has tested positive for COVID-19, according to Ulster County health officials.
“We are taking extraordinary measures to try and minimize the spread of this dangerous disease and learning that a barbershop has been operating illicitly for weeks with a COVID-10 positive employees is extraordinarily disheartening,” Ulster County Health Commissioner Dr. Carol Smith said in a statement.
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The names of the barber and business were not released by officials, but said the establishment is on Broadway in Kingston, New York.
The county health commissioner advised anyone who received a haircut in the past three weeks at a barbershop in the area to seek testing.
