Gov. Laura Kelly signed an executive order transitioning the economy next Monday to a less-robust-than-anticipated phase of her statewide COVID-19 recovery plan for reopening businesses and facilities shuttered during the pandemic. Kelly said Phase 1.5 — not the full Phase 2 contemplated previously — would retain the 10-person maximum on gatherings of people. It would allow barber shops, tattoo parlors, hair salons, tanning shops and nail salons to open for customers by appointment only. Also Monday, fitness centers and health clubs can open for business but cannot offer in-person group classes and or make full use of locker rooms. She said this phase lasting through the month of May would allow for indoor graduation ceremonies if limited to no more than 10 persons who maintained social distancing. Comparable outdoor drive-through celebrations will be acceptable, she said.
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