New York barber cutting hair 'illicitly' during lockdown tests positive for coronavirus

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A New York barber who cut hair over the past few weeks in violation of the state's stay-at-home order has tested positive for COVID-19, officials say.

In a statement Wednesday, the county health commissioner advised anyone who received a haircut in the past three weeks at a barbershop on Broadway in the city of Kingston, about 20 miles north of Poughkeepsie, to seekNonessential businesses have been closed since March 22 under an order issued by Gov. Andrew Cuomo that is set to expire Friday, when certain parts of the state that have met public health metrics will be allowed to begin a phased reopening.

Under the order, barbershops, beauty salons, nail salons and other businesses that provide personal care services are not allowed to be open and operated to slow the spread of the coronavirus. "We are taking extraordinary measures to try and minimize the spread of this dangerous disease," Ulster County Health Commissioner Dr. Carol Smith said."Learning that a barbershop has been operating illicitly for weeks with a COVID-19 positive employee is extraordinarily disheartening."

"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," Smith added.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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How many people are now dead because a certain New York Governor housed covid19 patients in extended care facilities? Sounds like several US governors are culling the herd, talk about the ultimate death panel.

And whose fault is that ?

We're all going to get this you know. How do you think vaccines are developed? Successful anti-bodies. What this barber should do, if he survives this thing is let them take some plasma.

Just yesterday I said that it would be this guys bad luck if he got the virus. Life certainly sucks. Good guys just can't 'cut' a break. Godspeed.

princessdee333 Total dumbass. 🙄

Not a surprise

Good

johnharveyphoto Sucks to know it all doesn’t it?

He can’t say they didn’t warn him

missnastywoman So what? Some barber tested positive like pawpaw and goats. The tests are garbage with a ridiculously high false positive rate. He didn’t force people to get their haircut. They’re big boys who can and will make their own decisions.

Illicitly? 🤣 🤣 🤣

zen4ever2us Wonder how many customers were exposed and infected over that three week period? How many of the customers family members were infected as well? The cost of a single life is a helluva price to pay for a haircut! Thoughts and prayers if the fucker dies.

Mask it or Casket!

SpiroAgnewGhost well, actions have consequences, how many of his customers did he infect and can we quarantine all of these potential killers in a cage at the border?

Gee, what a surprise!

SO SAD

OMGosh 😱😳Do those tests ever show anything but positive?Immune system, you know what to do, right? ConstitutionOverCoronavirus

This is going to freak out the anti-lockdown legion. Going to hear all sorts rationalisation why that doesn't matter.

“L” .... Here’s your sign!

Hmmmmmm.. maybe there was a reason for shutting down.

Is that what they are calling it now? I just thought it was 'jail time for those who didnt comply.'

glassmeg Get clippers from Walmart and learn to trim or cut hair from home. I did it here. It's simply not tome to open barbers up. You have to be too close to a barber while having your hair cut. We're staying socially isolated here at home.

What could possibly go wrong, it's just a haircut.

FOLLOW THE LAW

People are ignorant !

It’s just so awful that people have to risk their lives, or even die, because they believed somebody who said that this was their freedom at stake. Me, I can live with a long haircut for a while.

Clients are so stupid. They pretty much deserve to get infected by this barber

Is he still cutting hair? NaturalSelection TrumpVirus coronavirus SocialDistancing ScienceMatters RealPatriotsWearMasks 🇺🇸

No name? More FakeNews

😂

Follow his trail of contacts. If any of them has gotten sick or even died from this, make this asshole legally responsible, right down to a murder charge if he killed someone.

Sad news but

”Illicitly cutting hair” is the most fascist bs every stated. The curve has flattened, for a month and a half and we obeyed but now fascist dems are refusing to give our God given freedom Trump2020Landslide OpenAmericaNow EndDemFascismOrWeWill realDonaldTrump

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If anyone who caught it from him dies he should me charger with 1st degree murder. And given the maximum penalty!FryHimCrispy

Hope he is not in the hospital, they should turn him away.

And I wonder how many of his customers will also be infected?

Title should read: New York barber who saved his business by working, tested positive for covid-19 with extremely mild symptoms and doesn't regret a fucking thing.

Now this is karma 😎😎 stupid fella...just hope you'll be ok!

...morons

You knew that was going to happen. Who's next in the media to get attention that tests positive for covid19? You cant tell me this is not a conspiracy.

I believe we need more prayer in our nation.. praying for this barbers health and his family 🙏🏼

And most of NY.

Well, now he’ll be immune, and can get back to work in about two weeks, and be part of the solution and not part the problem; heard immunity!

One of Cuomo's operatives went in there and gave the barber COVID2019 intentionally. That's how those people operate.

So which TDS liberal who is asymptomatic knowingly decided to go try and make a point?

TheRealRubinBt Ko da ovie so strizat legalno nemaat ili nema da imaat ili kako mislish? 😂

My neighbor who was isolated the past two months tested positive last week. Ok and?

Hope he makes it thru ok.

Covidiot

When he dies, family should send the corpse to Trump and Co. Special delivery...

Oh sorry. He must have been desperate.

Follow the guidelines. They’re out there for a reason,

I guess he unfortunately might have given some clients more than a shave and a haircut.

They Just Don’t Listen.

That was a week ago, bastards.

GFY NBC news. This guy is trying to keep food on the table. A goat and a fruit tested positive, it’s funny how there are positive tests when it fits the fear narrative. How about doing serious reporting on Cuomo who sent patients who tested positive to nursing homes...

Oh well 🤷🏼

I’m shocked 😒

O my gersh super duper important news guyz Like 10 people are going to retweet and say “Tee-hee day got what day deserve” 🥴

How long’s the line?

PerezHilton Where is the proof. With NBC I need real proof. You lie like CNN. Don’t believe a word you say.

This barber violated NY’s orders, caught COVID19, and then spread it to those clients who were also violating stay home orders. It’s not a victimless crime! One asymptomatic individual breaths virus microns at your clothes, hands, face, mouth, nose & eyes.

Funny no name no location?

RedTapeLass So can he be charged with assault now? 🤬

Lawsuits !!!

Dammit!

Who would have guessed

Poetic justice.

Once again...

Stay tuned. This is not an anomaly.

I'd say he deserves it, but he almost certainly infected good people a few bodies down the line.

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I don't and how can anyone feel bad for him; it was a stupid move. COVID2019

Shocker

And has infected everyone he has come in contact with.... 🙄

no thought no prayers

You played yourself fool.

And how many people did he infect

Duh

I hope this wasn't the Speakeasy, adrianmckinty.

Now front line workers have to carry for him. Unreal.

The last place I’d take chances with COVID is in New York.

how could this happen? shocking!

Strong work.

Insurance companies should refuse coverage for any who chose to defy their local safety restrictions. Let the person submit his medical cost to our dimwitted leader who is called for them to do it.

And this guy just keeps laughing and laughing and laughing

Darwin: 89,000,000,000 and O

be sure and let us know if he needs anything from anyone as he is in the mend. Im sure it’s no big deal, he’ll be fine

davidpugliese

sdtips

Instruments of death?

So have some of your reporters.

When karma comes back to bite you in the ass

Yeah, but it's just one guy... right?

Perhaps if the EDD sites were updated sooner for self employed, this wouldn’t have happened.

Hope the barber has good business liability insurance

How many couldn’t he have infected 😩

Lifes a risk ese

I am sure it won't be last such story.

The barber chose to commit civil disobedience. In doing so, he accepted the possibility that there would be consequences.

My mom owns a shop in FL. Employees 5 barbers. Has yet to receive her PPE loan. Employees can’t collect unemployment since they are 1099. She has paid 2 of her staffs car payments out of her own pocket. Where is the government? They have a right to work too and provide.

dan_bernstein ...and your point is?

dan_bernstein I am shocked. Wow. I cannot believe it.

Stay inside...they are dying off. VoteBlueToEndThisNightmare

And the surprise is?

Shocking. Really. Not.

I’m shocked, SHOCKED!

This is why I don't need a fucking haircut or to go to the bowling alley or get a tattoo...YOU CAN DIE!! IT'S THAT SIMPLE!! AND YOU WON'T SEE IT COMING!!!😷

As the Country re-opens there will be more cases. As more Tests are being done there will be more cases. The Virus is here to stay for a while, and eventually we have to find a way to get back out, but as safely as possible. Expect more of this kind of news. Prayers.

Stupid man

After quarantining at home for 6 weeks, I made the decision to go back to work. I know 90% of the population will eventually get COVID-19, over the next 2-3 years 2% will die. Meanwhile, life must go on. Masks, gloves, sanitizer, bleach wipes travel with me. I know my risks.

For months Covid patients were sent to nursing homes in NY and not to the Comfort Ship or Javitts Center.

Changeling2525 Stupid is as Stupid does. It takes some people to get a bad case to fully understand it is not a joke, a dem. hoax, not that bad and more will survive than die. I, me, my group will bring American to it's knees without a gun

tadespo There ya go!

soledadobrien Hope he's not burdening the medical system with his just desserts.

So? Lots of people test positive. His patrons understood the risk.

shar76 Of course 🙄🙄🙄🙄

but the USA has full traceability, and will be able to contact everyone who as entered his shop and, able to, immediately isolate those people, and, the people they have come into contact with, and, the people ................................... etc etc etc

Let’s stay in our homes forever and never leave. The government will pay our bills and we’ll be just fine. No human contact ever. Solved.

Oh no he’s in my prayers his family and customers in my prayers please stay home 🙏🏽🏠♥️

Big fucking deal. People get the flu all the time.

Was it the person cutting NYGovCuomo hair at least twice now since this started?

I’m sure it was totally worth it. Funny thing is, someone infected him and he most likely passed it along to someone else. Way to go, moron.

How ironic!!

The entire area was completely mismanaged. A trip on the subway would be more dangerous than a cautious haircut.

A hard head makes what?

cry me a river

VOTE and end this National nightmare.

But at least he exercised his rights. Cause he knows his constitutional rights! 🥱

Shocking

'Open up the states' they said, a spike in the virus where states opened up, but they came with no masks and guns anyway, 'it's my right' they chanted. 81k+ people died with more to come, but I need a F' haircut! People are stupid

How many people stayed at home like they were told to and got it? You don’t know because you don’t care about that.

I cut my own hair during this pandemic. Better to be safe than sorry. Common sense at work.

SnickOld

oh no, actions have consequences? damn, that is a novel concept xD

'Officials say.' So what? He made a choice as did everyone who went to him. Is he alive? The Wuhan virus is not a death sentence, for those who are ignorant and stoopid and fearful.

Open it up he said. It's a hoax he said. President Trump said it's safe he said. And now he's dead.

This is bad news, people should follow rules but also officials should not be too harsh and end the war against our invisible enemy to gether.

PattyArquette

I'm sure a lot of people will get it. And most of them will be ok.

Is that the barber Ted Cruz went to?

🤦‍♀️ oh my

I heard 999 other barbers are fine....

Congratulations to the people who got their haircut from him/her. Now you got corona too.

Stupid gives its own just dessert

Karma

Got what you deserved buddy.

Wonder how many of those he cut hair for will also get the disease?

He won't need the money now

ArielVanessa7 I hope his health insurance rates balloon. Maybe health care workers should have the option to not treat those guilty of willfull disobedience. They should not have to risk their lives as well.

TammyHuntley69 Ha ha ha ha haaaaaaaaaaaa ha ha hah ah aaaaHHHHaaaaaaaaaa ha ha ha haaaaaaaa! Serves your right pal!

So now it's a disease? No longer a virus.

I mean, what do people think will happen - that they magically won't get it? They're also putting their clients' at risk - and their families. It's like people WANT to get it and WANT to infect others. There's just no other explanation.

Thoughts and prayers...

Who saw that coming?! COVID19

I would honestly love to see one of his “illicit” haircuts...

JoshMankiewicz Welp.

Serves him right. Anyone who can’t wait for a hair cut is a moron.

Imagine that. Hey, I hear that Donald's comb-over needs a trim. Let's send that barber right on over!

And now we pay for his selfishness

so did thousands packed in like rats on the subways over the last several months

ECMcLaughlin LOCK HIM UP No health care.

I’m sure his costumers knew the risk and exercise their constitutional right to get a haircut.

Serious question, why anyone who visited over the past three weeks? If I visited in the last week, maybe. But if I feel fine with no symptoms no way in Hell I'm turning myself into the police.

That sucks

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of an untimely death.

What officials? NBC officials?

Jail mf and take away his license for good! Stupid guy

Fear porn, Larry Flynt style

😡

You defy the rules, but you can’t defy the virus. Look what happens, you get infected and then you spread it to others. Why do you think they have the rules....to prevent and decrease spread. This is not rocket science!

Well, that's a shame.

Your agenda is so transparent that it is sickening.

Wow. Seriously, people are the worst.

How many people have gotten their hair cut and left with Coronavirus?

🤔

Karma?

He probably won't die if he's not elderly...

99.9% recovery

We need more stories like this since it supports my viewpoint!

yea-what a big shocker....thanks, Donald Trump....🙄

Testing positive? Symptoms? Did he wear a mask?

Y'all are literally treating this like AIDS in the 80's. Bravo.

hard reality

Selfish bastard

N yet COVID-19 is not real, smdh🤔

Of course he has.

I'd label this evolutionary herd thinning if it weren't for the endangered innocents

See

Free America, free spread virus.

Karma is a bitch. That’s too bad for that guy just trying to make a living but still not worth his life

“Karma Kuts” is now closed.

I hoped he didn’t pass Virus onto his customers. But he was stupid.

Doesn’t mean ANYTHING!!!

How many people did this genius infect? Some will be on ventilators in no time. But, by golly, they’ll sure look clean-cut.

This is an example of why we need to stay closed, at least until November, so we can defeat Trump. We need to use stories like this to shame people and go after people who dare defy us!

Just wait another week or so .... Some people will be sorry they opened things up too soon . Listen to medical experts not politicians .

saffship How many customers did he pass the virus to?

Natural selection.

Yeah, thoughts and prayers.

Karma is a bitch

Martina watched the entire “clip”...way to go, Floyd

I'm sad for the hundreds of people who came in contact with this man and sadder still for those who may have been following the rules and came in contact with them. We have a responsibility to at least try and keep each other safe, and I wish more people would see it that way.

wrong state😜

ECMcLaughlin grandmasweater_

ReignOfApril Surprise. People think this shit is not serious. If they think they’re anxious now, wait until we have to stay home for the rest of the year. No ball dropping in Time Square.

ECMcLaughlin Great. Just f**king great

Bad reporting. Don’t know the name, don’t know the shop. Anyone can make up BS stories like this one. Good lord!

ECMcLaughlin What part of 'highly infectious' is confusing people?

MeliMels99 There’s a reason we’re advised to stay home.

So has many people that were under lockdown. Why not report that

Now he should be arrested and fined to pay medical costs of anyone he came in contact with

And he didn't wear a mask either

Stupid people. This is what happens, duh.

Sounds about right

He deserved that. Suck all the money he made for his covid 19 treatment. Weather he survives or Not.

And he/she probably spread the virus to many of his/her customers, with those customers probably spreading the virus to their family members. Worth repeating, listen to the health experts, not Trump.

MeghanMcCain

IMPOSSIBLE!!!! Who would have ever thought that would have happened! It’s Obama’s fault 🤒

Hmmm I cancel my plan to cut hair after Idul Fitri holiday perhaps

Noooooo

So what. He’s sick. I am sure NBC News loved to report this

Now who were all his clients in those past two weeks, and who have they been around?

Test that lady in Texas that cut Ted Cruz' hair. See if she is still considered to be a 'hero' if she tests positive.

And he will recover -

He must be pretty sick if he got a test

I hope he gets well soon. I don’t think he deserved to get Covid. This does go to show how much people think it won’t harm THEM. He thought it would never get him but Covid wants to kill us all. Nobody is special. COVID virus

No identity, no shop cited, no evidence this is true!

YOU DONT SAY REALLY

How dare he force those people to use his services! How dare he try to support his family!

DianeSwonk HA HA!

Natural consequences rule yet again

All other causes of death in New York have ceased to exist so its not all bad. Its like they cured cancer and solved old age.

Oops.

Yankees cant do nothing right.

Prayers and Thoughts?

Good thing hospital capacity is at an all time low. He has plenty of resources to help him beat the virus now.

asshole

I DONT care. Dont treat him I am a liberal Christian and i HATE how ive become. Im SICK of conspiracy theorists i pray every night that this hate leave me. Its not easy

Too bad he didn’t cut Turnip’s fake hair!

100,000 deaths by June.

🤦‍♀️

How many did he infect in the process though? This is why Americans need to listen to Dr Fauci and not Dr Death Trump.

🤬🤬🤬🤬

Friggin awesome

So when are you sending him a trophy? FEAR

Well, who didnt see that one coming. Hope they have contact tracing. What's next? Gyms? Tattoo parlors?

How convenient for your narrative!

Jesus

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