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Several businesses in Georgia that were shuttered due to COVID-19 restrictions reopened their doors to the public on April 24. The state became one of the first in the US to allow some nonessential facilities to open since lockdowns were introduced. Georgia Gov Brian Kemp gave the go-ahead for gyms, barbershops, bowling alleys, tattoo parlors, and beauty salons to open. Personal-care businesses were allowed to reopen in Oklahoma on the same day. A beauty salon in St Marys, Georgia, shared a video to announce their reopening and detail the precautions they were taking. The owner of Salon EllaPar and Spa, Jill Gay-Riendeau, tells customers to “be prepared” to get their temperatures checked. She explains that clients must wear masks, disinfect their hands, fill out a form, and wait in their cars before being called to enter. When inside, they have to stand six feet away from other clients. “We’re taking all precautions that we can do as far as a business to keep ourselves safe, the staff safe and you, ultimately, as well,” Gay-Riendeau says in the video. The move to reopen nonessential businesses in Georgia came after protesters took to the streets in several states to call for governors to restart the economy. Counter-protesters have called for restrictions to continue. Gov Kemp was criticized by President Donald Trump for lifting the lockdown “too soon.” As of April 24, Georgia had 21,102 cases of COVID-19, and 846 deaths from the virus. Credit: Salon EllaPar Spa & Boutique via Storyful