State leaders report increase in face mask compliance

State leaders report increase in face mask compliance

While state leaders reported higher numbers of compliance overall when it came to the face mask mandate, there are still areas of concern.

OFFICIALS SURVEYED BUSINESSESTHIS WEEKEND.THEY FOUND -79- PERCENT OF THEMCOMPLYING.THE SURVEYS CONCLUDED: WATERPARKS WERE NOT IN COMPLIANCECASINO HOTEL POOLS WERE -40-PERCENT IN COMPLIANCE BARS -80-PERCENT COMPLIANCE CASINOHOTEL GAMING FLOORS...- 80- PERCENT COMPLIANCEAND...WHILE THESE NUMBERS AREENCOURAGING...STATE LEADERS SAY...THEY AREN'T WHERE THEY NEED TOBE.13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR JACKIEKOSTEK EXPLORES...WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF PEOPLEDON'T FOLLOW THE ORDER..NTRO: WELL, LEADERS SAY THEYARE LOOKING AT EVERY OTHERSTATE IN THE COUNTRY AND AROUNDTHE WORLD FOR EXAMPLES OF WHATWORKS WHEN IT COMES TO CURBINGTHE SPREAD OF COVID-19.THEY GOAL IS PROTECT THE HEALTHAND SAFETY OF EVERYONE ANDCONTINUE TO REOPEN THE ECONOMY.AND WHILE THEY DIDN'T SAYWHETHERTHAT COULD INVOLVE MORESHUTDOWNS, THEY SAID THEY'RELOOKING AT ALL AVAILABLEOPTIONS."I'D SAY WE'RE LOOKING ATRECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNORTHAT WOULD ALLOW US TO REDUCETHE IMPACT OF COVID-19, THEBURDEN OF COVID-19 ON OURCOMMUNITY." CALEB CAGE, WHO'STHE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE'SCOVID-19 RESPONSE, SAYS THEMASK MANDATE WAS PUT INTO PLACETO HELP MAINTAIN WHAT THE STAYAT HOME ORDERDID WHEN IT WAS IN PLACE.ANYTHING TO MITIGATE THE SPREADOF THE VIRUS.ASKED WHETHER ADDITIONALSHUTDOWNS COULD HAPPEN?..."I THINK THE GOVERNOR HAS MADESOME VERY DIFFICULT BUT BOLDDECISIONS SO FAR." THOSEDECISIONS HE SAYS HAVE ENABLEDTHE STATE TO HAVE A BETTERUNDERSTANDING OF HOW THIS VIRUSBEHAVES IN THE PUBLIC ANDALLOWED FOR THE STATE TO MOVEINTO THE FIRST PHASES OFREOPENING.BUT SINCE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND,CASES AND THE RATE OFHOSPITALIZATIONS HAVE BEEN ONTHE RISE, REQUIRING THE STATETO REMAIN IN PHASE 2, FOR NOW.TAG: OFFICIALS SAY THE NUMBERSOF CASES AND HOSPITALIZATIONSWON'T REFLECT 4TH OFJULY FESTIVITIES OR THE IMPACTOF THE MASK MANDATE FOR TWO TOTHREE WEEKS.REPORTING LIVE, JK 13 ACTIONNEWS.COMING UP...ANSWERS FOR UN-EMPLOYEDNEVADANS...WHAT'S HAPPENING TOMORROW....THAT COULD HELP THOSE....