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Oklahoma Businesses Set to Reopen Amid Virus Pandemic

Associated Press

   OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma shoppers can return to malls and other stores
   Friday as stay-at-home orders expire in the state's biggest cities,
   putting local governments in line with Gov. Kevin Stitt's plans for
   reopening the state's economy amid the coronavirus pandemic.
   Social distancing rules will still apply, though it remains to be seen
   how many businesses will reopen and how many people will want to spend
   money as the steep economic downturn has led to staggering job loss.
   Nationally, more than 30.3 million workers have filed for unemployment
   in the last six weeks.
   The state health department on Thursday reported more than 3,600
   confirmed coronavirus cases and at least 222 deaths in Oklahoma. The
   number of COVID-19 infections is thought to be far higher because many
   people haven't been tested. Studies suggest people can be infected
   without feeling sick.
   Barber shops, hair and nail salons and spas began reopening a week ago
   in many cities after Stitt allowed them to resume business if they keep
   customers a safe distance apart and follow sanitation guidelines.
   Tulsa's mayor G.T. Bynum reluctantly lifted his local stay-at-home
   order saying it would be futile to keep it in place when so many
   neighboring cities were rolling theirs back.