Nevada Gov. Sisolak updates COVID-19 efforts in Nevada

Nevada Gov. Sisolak updates COVID-19 efforts in Nevada

Nevada Gov.

Steve Sisolak held a press conference on Tuesday to provide an update on Nevada’s COVID-19 response efforts.

QUINONES.THE GOVERNOR ALSO SAYING....RELIGIOUS GATHERINGS.....WILL BE ABLE TO RESUME.AND...EXTENSIVE GATHERINGS...UP TO A THOUSAND PEOPLE....WILL HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN....APPROVED BY THE STATE..LET'S GET TO....13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER...JOE BARTELS WITH A LOOK....DROPPING A LOT OF NEWINFORMATION..INCLUDING A PLAN TO RESTART..NEVADA'S DECIMATED CONVENTIONBUSINESS...THE GOVERNOR SAYS..HE WILL ALLOW THE MONEY MAKINGINDUSTRY..TO RESTART...ALLOWING UP TO 1 THOUSANDPEOPLE...AT A CONVENTION IF CERTAIN...STRICT PROTOCOLS ARE MET..INCLUDING SEPARATION AND SOCIALDISTANCING..ALL OF IT NEEDS TO BE APPROVEDBY THE STATE..EVENTS..AT T-MOBILE..ALLEGIANT STADIUM..AND THOMAS AND MACK...OR SIMILAR VENUES..WILL BE ALLOWED TO RESUME..AT A TINY FRACTION OF BUILDINGCAPACITY...RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES AND OTHERGATHERNIGS HAVE BEEN INCREASEDTO A LIMIT OF 250...OR 50 PERCENT OF A ROOM'SCAPACITY..WHICH EVER THATS UP FROMTHE 50 LIMIT CAP RIGHT NOW..THE GOVERNOR SAYS...ALL OF THESE PRECAUTIONS..MEANS...SOME PEOPLE CAN GET BACK TOWORK..AND NEVADA CAN GET BACK TOMAKING MONEY.GOV.SISOLAK (D) NEVADA 2:18:01 "ASYOU PLAN YOUR NEXT CORPORATEMEETING OR CONVENTION I KNOWYOU MAY BE CONSIDERINGLOCATIONS IN OTHER STATES WHOHAVE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED ACOMPLETE LIFTING OF ALLRESTRICTIONS INCLUDING SAFETYRESTRICTIONS.BUT BEFORE YOU MAKE A DECISIONUNDERSTAND THAT NEVADA IS NOTONLY OPEN FOR BUSINESS, WE PLANTO BE OPEN FOR THE LONG TERM.WE ARE FOCUSING ON YOURSAFETY."THERE A LOT OF RESTRICTIONSTHAT BUSINESSES AND RELGIOUSGATHERINGSMUST MEET..IN ORDER TO BE BE APPROVED BYTHE STATE..THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE EXPECTS TOMAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDINGTHE RESTART OF YOUTH SPORTS..IN ABOUT A WEEK..REPORTING LIVE JOE BARTELS 13ACTION NEWS.THE "ONE OCTOBER"....SUNRISE REMEMBRANCECEREMONY....HAS