Remember those two hairstylists with COVID?

Also worth noting that all parties (stylists and clients) were wearing masks, which likely was a great contributor to preventing transmission.

That's some dumb (literally) luck.

Also only 46 got tested...so 94 people may have gotten it, or had mild symptoms, or been asymptomatic.

That’s great and good support that wearing a mask does protect those around you.

I was at my hairdresser earlier this week, both of us with masks as required here. She said that she feels they will be wearing masks for quite some time, possibly even after the mask requirements are lifted. She also said all the rest - the clean up aftwr clients, disinfecting etc - hasn't changed much, just the spray she uses to wipe down is now a disinfectant/sanitiser, not just soapy water. 

I don't think it's dumb luck at all. I think that it shows that taking precautions (cleaning and masks) works. It gives me hope that I can go to indoor places more often if everyone is wearing a mask. I've been meeting people outdoors, but that's going to change this winter.

😂😂😂 Most places are hiring anyone and their dog to be contact tracers. No qualifications needed. “Professional” is a bit of a stretch.

The 42 negative are great news and should aoaek everyone to wear a mask.

It would have been much better to have everyone tested. Not only would it have been a sample size of roughly 100, it would have identified people who may be testing positive with no symptoms. Having that information may help people see that you can be spreading and have no symptoms, which is one of the main reasons for wearing masks.

I hope this incident will help scientists better understand how covid spreads (or doesn't spread) through communities. I know it's just one isolated incident, but hopefully, scientists can glean some helpful information from studying this incident and others.

And do we know with 100% certainty that the co-worker got it from the stylist? 

They did everything right. And the results are not doomsday. 

Speaking as someone who is skeptical of positive Covid news and most definitely is not enjoying SIP, I think that's a pretty broad and uninformed generalization to make. Perhaps our skepticism derives from the fact that many states have been suppressing bad information, skewing numbers to support their desire to re-open the economy. Perhaps it derives from the fact that our federal and often state leadership on this has done too little, too late to actually slow the spread, so they're desperate to show anything - true or not - that might justify their completely inept and underwhelming response. Perhaps it comes from observing our fellow citizens out enjoying themselves, unmasked and in large groups, at the first whiff of any downward trend, and seeing the resultant spike in cases and hospitalizations that comes from selfish choices.

What it does not derive from is enjoyment of SIP, and I have the shiny new list of psychiatrist and therapist visits, and stronger prescriptions, to prove it. Perhaps you'd like my doctor's number so you can share your medical opinion about why I might be skeptical of "good" covid news? I'm sure he'd be interested to hear your thoughts. Because believe me, as soon as the prevailing opinion of medical experts is that it's safe to resume normal activities, I'll be the first person to leap out the door, skip back to work, and book a plane ticket somewhere nice.

And yes, I’m an introvert.

It is important. It’s just that they need so many of them in every state, that they’re training them on the fly, basically.

I too was surprised they didn't test everyone but it's very possible that some simply didn't want to be tested (I'd like to think most would but who knows).