Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

July 14, 2020

Absence of Apparent Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from Two Stylists After Exposure at a Hair Salon with a Universal Face Covering Policy — Springfield, Missouri, May 2020

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  • In a hair salon in Missouri, no symptomatic secondary cases were reported among 139 clients exposed to two hair stylists who were symptomatic with COVID-19 while both stylists and clients wore face masks. All tests were negative among 67 clients that were tested for SARS-CoV-2. All 4 cohabitants of one of the stylists later developed COVID-19 symptoms and had positive PCR test results. 

Hendrix et al. (July 14, 2020). Absence of Apparent Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from Two Stylists After Exposure at a Hair Salon with a Universal Face Covering Policy — Springfield, Missouri, May 2020. MMWR. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6928e2