Crowds were seen strolling along the Las Vegas Strip on Saturday and guests gathered shoulder to shoulder inside Sin City casinos as capacity restrictions are expected to be reduced to 50% on Monday.
According to a press release, Nevada’s “Path to Recovery” plan follows the planned schedule and Gov. Steve Sisolak signed an emergency directive Friday that loosens state coronavirus restrictions.
Capacity for playgrounds and other establishments will increase from 35 to 50 percent on Monday, as the state registered only 222 new cases with only one new death on Sunday, according to state health officials. data.
The governor’s announcement on Friday seemed to open the accumulated floodgates, encouraging people to touch the slots and tables after more than a year of restrictions, even though official capacity rules don’t come into effect until Monday.
In total, the state has counted 299,287 cases with 5,118 deaths. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 989,342 doses of the vaccine have been administered.
A photo posted on Twitter shows a view of the Las Vegas Strip on Saturday as people were seen walking to visit casinos
People are seen walking in front of the Fremont Casino, left and down the Fremont Street Experience LED display on Thursday night in downtown Las Vegas just before the governor’s announcement; then it was seen that there were still more people trapping the streets, local media reported and showed on social media
A TikToker posted a video of herself dancing without a mask in front of a Las Vegas casino this weekend as others pass by.
Another TikToker shows a view inside a Las Vegas casino, as users wear masks to comply with coronavirus restrictions
Another TikToker posted a shoulder-to-shoulder crowd view on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas this weekend. People were gathered in front of the Golden Nugget
The casinos had operated with a limited capacity of 25% from November to February 15, when they were allowed to open with 35% capacity, Travel + Leisure reported.
The capacity increase planned for Monday includes gyms and other fitness establishments, venues, racecourses, bowling alleys, mini golf, billiard rooms and amusement and theme parks.
“The positivity rate of the 14-day mobile test has steadily decreased, but still exceeds the 5% threshold recommended by the WHO for reopening,” Sisolak noted in the executive order.
Thousands of guests were seen shoulder to shoulder inside casinos and shops while largely obeying the signs of “please wear a mask,” according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
A woman with a mask around her neck was reported by two suitable employees inside The Cosmopolitan who put the mask on her face and obeyed, the media reported.
Lines formed on the outside of several ascending bars as the air smelled of cigarettes and grass permeated the air.
Some people were photographed inside Las Vegas casinos not wearing masks as the casinos worked to enforce the mandates of the masks.
Crowds wearing masks were seen walking the streets of Las Vegas on the strip, in videos posted Sunday on TikTok
People were seen packing sidewalks on the Las Vegas Strip in videos posted on TikTok this weekend ahead of Monday’s Nevada capacity restrictions in Nevada
People were seen walking near the Las Vegas Strip Flamingo casino in a video posted Sunday on TikTok
A small crowd gathered outside looking at Bellagio’s sources is seen in videos posted on Instagram Sunday
Videos posted on Instagram show crowds gathered to see Bellagio fountains as cars backed up Las Vegas Boulevard this weekend
Yolando Hagwood, 54, told the venue he was visiting Las Vegas for the first time since August 2019 and was wearing two masks.
“I think most companies are trying to stick with it and still allow people to have a good time,” Hagwood said.
‘You can’t deal with people. You will see people without masks. You will see that people do not distance themselves socially. But just try to do your part.
As of March 3, MGM Resorts-owned casinos resumed operations 24 hours a day, Travel + Leisure reported.
These casinos include the resorts of Mandalay Bay, Park MGM and The Mirage, which had closed for a few days in the middle of each week during the pandemic due to declining business, the magazine reported.
There have been a total of 29,438,007 cases of coronavirus in the United States with 534,880 deaths.
A map shows the total number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the United States on Sunday nights as states increase
A graph shows a recent decline in coronavirus cases since January, as the country has recorded a total of 29,438,007 infections
A graph shows that the number of total coronavirus infections has steadily declined since peaking in early February.
A graph shows the total number of coronavirus deaths in the United States per day in February and March
A graph shows the total number of coronavirus deaths in the United States per day since the start of the pandemic