Watson was upset at first because she was already following safety protocols before COVID-19; social distancing, seeing clients one at a time, keeping everything sanitized, and wearing gloves and masks depending on the client.

“It was difficult to gather those numbers because they gave me a hard time, but I got the numbers to Commissioner John Wiley Price and his thing was he wanted to help us but focused on health and safety first,” Watson said.

Watson has had to battle personal struggles as well as dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic impacting her business.

Watson said once she does open, the precautions she will take include seeing clients on a case by case basis, wearing masks, and using thermometers to scan people’s heads at her business.

Despite being in business for 15 years and paying her rent on time, Mathis said her landlord raised her rent by $50 and didn’t renew her lease.