Georgia became the first state Friday to allow nonessential businesses to reopen including businesses where people are at close proximity, according to CNN.
Barber shops, hair salons, tattoo parlors, gyms and bowling alleys are among the businesses reopening. Businesses took appointments Friday, and some state parks and outdoor recreation areas also reopened, according to CNN.
But some mayors say their cities shouldn't reopen yet because a surge in coronavirus cases would set the economy back further.
CNN reports that in the Atlanta suburb of Brookhaven, Mayor John Ernst said he would rather nonessential businesses wait until Georgia reaches a 14-day downward trend in cases.
"Even the (business owners) who open up say, 'I don't know if I'm doing the right thing,'" Ernst said.
Some businesses owners are seizing the opportunity because they feel the profits are necessary.
Royal Rose is reopening her Colorado tattoo studio next week after closing a month ago, not because she wants to but because the bills are piling up and she says she has no choice, according to Reuters.
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