Public Health Notice: Kingston barber tests positive for COVID-19 after operating during NY on PAUSE

 

A barber operating on Broadway in Kingston has tested positive for the COVID-19 after keeping his shop open during the NY on PAUSE directive.

Anyone who has received a haircut in a Kingston barbershop in the last three weeks is urged to promptly contact their primary care physician and seek testing, or contact the Ulster County COVID-19 hotline at (845) 443-8888

The barber – who has not been identified by officials except for the fact that the shop is on Broadway in the City of Kingston – “has been providing haircuts during the last few weeks,” according to officials. He tested positive this week for COVID-19.

“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-19 positive employee is extraordinarily disheartening,” said Ulster County Health Commissioner Dr. Carol Smith. “As much as we would all like to go out and get a professional haircut, this kind of direct contact has the potential to dramatically spread this virus throughout our community and beyond. I urge anyone who has received a haircut at a Kingston barber in the last several weeks to immediately contact their physician or call our hotline to arrange for a diagnostic test.”

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