NJ governor orders all personal care businesses to close Thursday night

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has ordered that all personal care businesses close down indefinitely beginning at 8 p.m. on Thursday.

People aren’t able to practice social distancing at such businesses, Murphy told reporters at a press briefing on Thursday.

The order covers barber shops, hair salons, spas, nail and eyelash salons, tattoo parlors and social clubs.

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