by Phase 1 of the province’s COVID-19 reopening is in effect today.
In this phase hair salons, barber shops, spas, nail salons and body art establishments can open by appointment.
All retail stores can operate at 25% of the store’s capacity.
Outdoor patios at restaurants and drinking establishments can open with a maximum of 10 people from a close social bubble per table.
A consistent group of 10 people from a close social bubble can informally gather outdoors without social distancing and masks while gatherings indoors remain limited to people’s households.
Meanwhile, Premier Iain Rankin and chief medical officer of health Dr. Robert Strang are scheduled to give a COVID-19 update at 3:00 this afternoon.