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Businesses uncertain of future after state order

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Businesses uncertain of future after state order
Businesses uncertain of future after state order
Businesses deemed non-essential are preparing to shut down

Here's what's developed on the coronavirus outbreak since 6 p-m.

Nasa is taking extra precautions... the marshall space flight center is closing all facilities -- suspending all travel -- and making employees work from home.

And fort payne will be closing down all city parks, playgrounds and open spaces until april 17th or until the latest state health order is lifted.

Here's where the latest numbers stand tonight.

637 confirmed cases across the state.

121 of those come from north alabama.

There are also 4 deaths.

The mobile county health department confirmed a 4th coronavirus death this morning ... the state department of health has yet to confirm it.

Businesses deemed non- essential are also preparing to shutdown.

You're looking at the walmart on memorial parkway... it's seeing an influx of customers now that shoppers will have to get most of their goods from grocery stores.

Thanks for joining us.

I'm najahe sherman.

And i'm dan shaffer.

Tonight there's a lot of uncertainty in the small business community as governor kay ivey gives dozens of industries little more than a day before they have to start functioning without customers in their stores.

Hillary dunham, mint julep market i would rather know the ending and be able to plan for it than not know at all and have to juggle and come up with the answer.

Today's revised health order is designed to slow the spread of the coronavirus around the state... but it leaves a lot of uncertainty for many business owners and managers.

Waay 31's will robinson-smith spoke with businesses around huntsville about how they're taking the news -- and how they are preparing for the next three weeks.

Hillary dunham, mint julep market when you don't know what the next day brings, it really makes it difficult to plan.

Hillary dunham has done what she can to put a plan in place at mint julep market.

The store that specializes in gifts for events and special occasions started doing curbside pickups and more online orders about two weeks ago to keep her customers and staff safe from the coronavirus.

Hillary dunham, owner, mint julep market it's terrible because this is what you work for.

This is your job and this is your passion and this is what you really love to do.

And it just...it's a hard, it's a hard, hard thing.

Up the parkway, comic book and collectible shop "the deep" als made the decision to move to curbside pickup.

The store full of colorful crusaders and villains falls under the category of "book store" in the new state order.

Manager nathan huddleston says with so much rapid change over the last couple of weeks, it's been hard to know how to adjust.

Nathan huddleston, manager, the deep it's kind of confusion.

I mean, like, every day is something different that we have to adjust, modify and go from there.

But for businesses, like the barbershop "fade factory," there is no curbside option.

Barber marcus williams says he tried to save as much as he could over the past few weeks.

Marcus williams, barber, fade factory just having to think about the steps i'm going to have to take to prepare myself and make sure i'm taking care of my family.

He does take some comfort in knowing that with barbershops and hair stylists shut down right now, when this all blows over, there will be plenty of business.

Marcus williams, barber, fade factory there's going to be a boost in the economy and there's going to be a boost in barbershops.

So i'm just ready for everything to get back on track, man.

I'm ready for everything to get back to normal because like you said, this is not normal.

That was willrobinson- smith reporting.

For now, these business owners have to get used to a new normal -- at least for the next three weeks.

That's when all eyes will be on montgomery to see if this health order expands further.

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