After the Clark County Committee voted, Las Vegas employees who interact with the public, work indoors, and interact with colleagues will be required to wear masks.
voteOccurs on Tuesday and applies to employees in Las Vegas and other parts of Clark County, but does not affect visitors. This is to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among the locals in order to avoid another closure.
Last year, at the height of the pandemic, casinos, restaurants and other businesses were forced to close their doors.
Commissioner Jim Gibson said: “We have gone through shutdowns and start-ups, and we can’t let major meetings decide to go elsewhere.”
Local business owner Chris Scarpulla told KSNV He is not excited about the new mask regulations, but revealed that he plans to make his employees comply with it.
“I don’t think the employees are very satisfied with it, but I think they are happy to comply with the regulations and understand that this allows them to continue working,” he said. “It keeps us open.”
At the same time, cafe owner Patricia Olsen revealed that her employees believe that vaccinations can prevent them from wearing masks at work.
“They went to get the vaccine, so they can take off the mask, and now we need to wear it again, which is a bit confusing,” Patricia Olsen told KVVU-TV.
Clark County has seen an increase in positive cases COVID-19 cases Due to the highly transmittable delta variant.
The new mask guidelines will last until August 17, when the Clark County Committee is expected to meet and reassess the task.
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