Nevada COVID-19 task force led by ex-MGM CEO provides first update, announces new members

Nevada COVID-19 task force led by ex-MGM CEO provides first update, announces new members

Nevada COVID-19 Response, Relief and Recovery Task Force, led by former MGM Resorts CEO Jim Murren, shared its first update on the state's battle against the coronavirus Monday morning.

WE NOW KNOW WHO IS ON THE TEAM- AND WHAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER SEANDELANCEY IS LIVE WITH THELATEST - SEAN?KALYNA - THAT PRESS CONFERENCEWRAPPED UP JUST MINUTES AGO.LIKE MANY THINGS - IT WAS DONEON THE COMPUTER THROUGH ZOOM -TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE.FORMER M-G-M RESORTS CEO JIMMURREN - ADDRESSING THE STATEFOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE HISAPPOINTMENT BY THE GOVERNOR..THE NUMBER ONE THING WE NEEDIN NEVADA IS PROTECTIVE MEDICALEQUIPMENT FOR NURSES ANDDOCTORS - AND WE NEEDCORONAVIRUS TEST KITS.THAT'S WHY THIS TASK FORCEEXISTS - AND MURREN NOW HASBACK UP.HE SAYS HE'S NOW JOINED BY SIXPEOPLE - INCLUDING N-V ENERGYPRESIDENT DOUG CANNON - STATESENATOR YVANNA CANCELA - ANDWYNN RESORTS CHAIRMAN OF DOUGCANNON - STATE SENATOR YVANNAALREADY - HE SAYS THE TASKFORCE HAS ALLOCATED HUNDREDS OFTHOUSANDS OF N-95 AND SURGICALMASKS - - AND OTHER MEDICALEQUIPMENT.THEY'VE ALSO RAISED ABOUT FOURMILLION DOLLARS TO BUY MORE.HE SAYS THAT'S A GREAT START -- BUT THEY WILL NEED MORE.MURREN SAYSJIM MURREN/COVID-19 TASK FORCE"REST ASSURED, THIS IS JUST THEBEGINNING OF OUR EFFORTS...THEPPE FOR NEVADA."MURREN SAYS EVERY DOLLAR THEYRAISE WILL BE TURNED OVER TOTHE STATE - - AND SPENT THROUGHTHE NEVADA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONTO MAKE SURE IT IS TRACKEDAND SPENT WISELY.MURREN SAYS THEY ARE SETTING UPA WEBSITE RIGHT NOW - - SOPEOPLE FROM THE PUBLIC CAN HELPOUT.YOU CAN FIND THAT AT N-V-C 19DOT ORG.SEAN DELANCEY - - 13 ACTIONNEWS.THE TASK FORCE NOT THE ONLYGROUP TO HOLD A VIRTUAL PRESSCONFERENCE TODAY.