One day after San Francisco’s health director announced on Thursday that the city had won permission from the state to accelerate its reopening process, Mayor London Breed said on Twitter that the city would “temporarily delay” the reopenings scheduled for Monday.
The city was set to allow hair salons, barber shops, nail salons, massage establishments, tattoo studios, outdoor bars, outdoor museums and zoos to reopen June 29, as long as they employed new safety measures.
Breed cited concern over growing COVID-19 cases in the city as the reason for the now indefinite delay, saying “at our current rate, the number could double rapidly.”
“Yesterday we saw 103 cases,” Breed tweeted. “On June 15, when we first reopened outdoor dining and in-store retail, we had 20.”
Breed encouraged all essential workers and anyone feeling symptomatic to get tested, and said the city’s health officials would evaluate the data to determine when to proceed with further reopening. Find a map of free COVID-19 testing sites in the Bay Area here.
Breed and Grant Colfax, San Francisco’s health director, reminded residents “to wear face coverings, stay 6 feet apart, stay home if sick, and wash hands frequently.”
â David Marks
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