What do Nevada’s new COVID-19 restrictions mean for Las Vegas? Here’s what you need to know – Reno Gazette Journal

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LAS VEGAS The surgeof COVID-19 in Nevadais now at "wildfire levels," and new statewide restrictions that start Tuesdaywillimpact travelers visitingthis gambling and entertainmentdestination.

"We are on a rapid trajectory that threatens to overwhelm our health care system, our frontline health workers, and your access to care," Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Sunday. "So its time to act."

What does the new "statewide pause" mean forvacationers visiting The Strip?Here's whatyou need to know about the new restrictions.

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They start at 12:01 a.m.Tuesday.

The will bein place for three weeks, according to Sisolak.

They could. The biggest change tourists will experience inside resorts is a limit on the number of people allowed inside.The following places must reduce their capacity to 25 percent:

The state is in constant contact with the Nevada Gaming Control Board, Sisolak said.

"I had conversations with most of our gaming operators in the past 24 hours," Sisolak said. "I can assure you that the full force of the Nevada Gaming Control Board will be behind the implementation and the enforcement of these 25 percent requirements, and if they don't follow them, they will suffer the consequences as delineated but the gaming control board."

Those capacityrestrictionsalso apply to restaurants and bars.

The 165-foot Mega Bar inside Circa Resort & Casino.(Photo: Ed Komenda / Reno Gazette Journal)

Not without a reservation.

The statewide pause will affect all restaurants and bars that serve food in the following ways:

"I know the majority of our bars and restaurants are doing their best, but these settings are proven to be high risk because they allow the opportunity for people to remove their face coverings in indoor settings around people outside of their household," Sisolak said."Thats how the virus spreads."

Starting Tuesday the following will apply to private gatherings likely cutting into many Thanksgiving dinner party plans:

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The following limits will be in place for public gatherings:

Yes, the mandate has been expanded.

Masks are required at any time you are around someone not part of your immediatehousehold, including duringprivate gatherings inside andoutside.

The three-week restrictions do not apply or change Nevada's current health and safety protocols, such as capacity limitations for:

Editor's note: Although the governor's office said Sunday that fast food restaurants would be required to take reservations for in-person dining, the printed directives released on Monday exempt fast food restaurants and food courts from the reservation requirement. This story has been edited to reflect that change.

Contributing:Joe Jacquez, Reno Gazette Journal.

Ed Komenda writes about Las Vegas for the Reno Gazette Journal and USA Today Network. Do you care about democracy?Then support local journalism by subscribing to the Reno Gazette Journal right here.

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