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Restaurants like the 347 Grill at UltraStar will be able to welcome back eat-in diners beginning May 11.

Dine-in restaurants in Mariocopa and elsewhere in Arizona will be able to reopen beginning next week.

In his weekly news conference Monday on the state’s response to coronavirus, Gov. Doug Ducey put restaurants on notice that they will be able to welcome back dine-in patrons next Monday, May 11. The governor’s stay-at-home order is currently set to expire May 15, but could be extended.

Parties will be limited to 10 diners and restaurants will operate at reduced occupancy and capacity, Ducey said. Restaurant employees will be screened for COVID-19 symptoms before the start of every shift.

Ducey said he is working with the industry to provide proper guidance on implementing public health protections and guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Protection, including physical distancing and limiting areas where employees and customers may congregate.

In addition, restaurants would need to implement comprehensive sanitation protocols.

Restaurants are encouraged to continue delivery and curbside service.

Barber shops and salons may reopen beginning Friday, using the same guidance on public health protection and CDC guidelines, and comprehensive sanitation protocols.

In addition, shops and salons will be required to provide cloth face coverings to employees and customers. Waiting and service areas should promote appropriate physical distancing.

The state also recommends operating by appointment only to manage occupancy levels.

“Get your haircut, get something to eat, and head home,” Ducey told residents on Monday. “That’s where it’s safest.”

A new executive order by Ducey requires long-term care facilities to notify next-of-kin for any resident who tests positive for the virus, or has been exposed to somebody who is positive. It also requires facilities to disclose any previous or active COVID-19 cases to any approved applicant from a prospective resident.

According to media reports, relatives of some nursing home residents had complained that the facilities refused to disclose information about incidences of coronavirus among residents and employees.