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Businesses ordered fully closed include: gyms, fitness and adult dance centres continue reading

Physical distancing is now a legal requirement in all venues up to a maximum of 50% capacity, in retail businesses, and vax pass events, including theatres, gyms, community gatherings, casinos etc. continue reading

personal services like hair salons can operate at the maximum capacity possible with physical distancing but cannot offer services that require removing masks fitness and recreation facilities can operate at 50 per cent capacity with physical distance; personal training is allowed with as much physical distance as possible continue reading

gyms, salons and spas, and entertainment centres may continue to operate, but at 50 per cent capacity and with two metres of distance between patrons. continue reading

The FDA’s report on the recalled Johnson & Johnson sunscreens noted that the company’s test results for benzene found a concentration range of 11.2 to 23.6 parts per million, above limits set by the U.S. Pharmacopeia, a nonprofit organization that publishes guidelines for contaminants in consumer products, as well as by a separate group, the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH). “These levels exceed ICH and USP the guideline value of 2 ppm,” the FDA report says. continue reading