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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

activities restricted by the public health order accounted for at least 50 per cent of the entity's total qualifying revenues during the prior reference period. continue reading

Instead of applying solely to those in “complete” lockdowns of more than 14 days, the local lockdown program will include employers subject to capacity-limiting restrictions of 50 per cent or more. The government is also reducing the current monthly revenue decline threshold from 40 per cent to 25 per cent. Eligible employers will receive wage and rent subsidies between 25 per cent to 75 per cent. continue reading