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Flathead City-County Health Department 1035 First Ave. West Kalispell, MT 59901 (406) 751-8101 FAX 751-8102 www.flatheadhealth.org Providing quality public health services to ensure the conditions for a healthy community. Community Health Services 751-8110 FAX 751-8111 Environmental Health Services 751-8130 FAX 751-8131 Family Planning Services 751-8150 FAX 751-8151 Home Health Services 751-6800 FAX 751-6807 WIC Services 751-8170 FAX 751-8171 Animal Shelter 752-1310 FAX 752-1546 For immediate release: For more information contact: March 26, 2020 Hillary Hanson Office: [PHONE REDACTED] Additional Closures in Flathead County Kalispell MT — Hillary Hanson, Health Officer of the Flathead City-County Health Department has issued an order for additional establishments to close in Flathead County due to coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns. The order goes into effect at 11:59 pm March 26, and until 11:59pm on April 10, 2020 the following establishment and activities in Flathead County shall be closed to the public: All body art establishments All hair, cosmetic, or nail salons Barbershops All massage services except those contained within state-licensed physical therapy and chiropractic practices. Flathead City-County Health Officer Hillary Hanson says, “These facilities provide services for which they are unable to practice social distancing and they were not mentioned in the Governor’s Directive. We have received an influx of feedback from these facilities expressing concern about their risk and this order supplements the Governor’s Directive to address this risk.” There were five confirmed COVID-19 cases in Flathead County as of Wednesday, March 25.