In Ohio, hair salons, nail salons, barbershops, tattoo parlors are now closed. All but 5 BMV offices in the entire state are closed. The 5 that remain open will issue/renew CDLs only, to support the supply chain. Law enforcement has been told not to ticket any drivers with expired licenses. Driving exam/testing stations are all closed. (So much for the plan to have DD start learning to drive ASAP.)
Speaking of testing, because of the shortage of swabs, only those who are hospitalized and health care workers showing symptoms are supposed to be tested now. Everyone else is supposed to stay home when sick, plus their entire household even if no one else is showing symptoms, if the sick person has symptoms that could be either the coronavirus/flu/cold. We're supposed to assume it's the coronavirus to protect others.
I'm not sure how employers will feel about that, especially those workers who are needed in essential industries. I understand the abundance of caution behind it though. But if it turns out to be just a cold, then the healthy people stayed home for nothing. I guess the healthy people could call their employers and put the ball in their court.
Employers are to start taking temperatures of all employees (not just at nursing homes now) before letting them proceed into the workplace. A shortage of thermometers was acknowledged, but employers are to keep trying to get them if they don't currently have any on hand so they can start doing this.
DH said there's no way his employer is going to do anything like that. We'll see if he's right. Most of the employees are working from home. He's enjoying the peace and quiet in his work day now.
One of the reporters told the governor that they've heard from people who say they can work from home, but their employers refuse to let them do so. The governor said that if employers don't follow his order to have eligible employees work from home, he will order them to close completely (provided it's not an essential business, which it probably isn't).
