Las Vegas visitors and residents will disguise indoors again after Nevada adopts mandate in line with CDC advice

LAS VEGAS – Nevada is reimposing a mask warrant for indoor public places in places where COVID-19 is on the rise, including the state’s largest cities, state officials said on Tuesday.

Governor Steve Sisolak’s order, which came into effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday, follows a recommendation to hide indoors issued by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier today.

State officials said they hope the three-day grace period will give businesses time to adjust to new guidelines affecting residents regardless of their immunization status in 12 of the state’s 17 counties. .

“Businesses and residents of high and high transmission counties are urged to adopt the changes as soon as possible,” state health officials said in a statement.

Reno officials said on Tuesday they plan to require masks at their facilities, which include the town hall and indoor pools, from Wednesday.

In Nevada and across the country, recent spikes in the number of new coronavirus cases reported daily have been fueled by the highly contagious delta variant.

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Most new infections continue to occur among unvaccinated people. So-called “breakthrough” infections, which usually cause milder illness, can occur in people who are vaccinated.

Nevada’s indoor mask requirements will apply to Reno, Las Vegas, Carson City, Elko, and other cities. The state Gaming Control Board confirmed that the mandate would apply to casinos in counties with high transmission rates.

This could hamper efforts by the tourism industry to entice visitors and trade shows to revive the state’s economy.

Health officials reported 1,124 new cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday, more than on any day since February 8.

The number of people hospitalized with the virus reached 1,143 on Tuesday, just four less than a peak reached last summer in a second wave – and before vaccines were developed.

Hospital patients are on average younger than in previous outbreaks, the association of public hospitals said last week.

Other U.S. states, including Illinois, have aligned their masking guidelines with the CDC.

However, the governors of states like Texas, Iowa and Michigan have said they have no plans to implement new mandates.

Federal recommendations followed mandates for indoor masks in cities like Los Angeles and St. Louis, both of which are experiencing less severe flare-ups than Clark County and the Las Vegas area.

Although Sisolak’s directive asks officials to adopt new CDC mask guidelines for students and teachers, officials said on Tuesday they intended to have “ongoing conversations” with officials. of the school on recommendations and implementation.

Las Vegas-area school officials said on Tuesday that children will be required to wear face coverings when they return to in-person classes in less than two weeks – a move that will likely spark passions among parents who have advocated for courts to fully reopen after COVID -19 pandemic closures, but vocally opposed masks and vaccinations.

The Carson City School District approved a plan to reopen earlier in July to not require masks when classes begin August 16.

In Washoe County, where Reno resides, the teachers’ union wants masks to be mandatory for all students, but the superintendent has so far recommended that they be required only for staff and older students.