Crowds were seen strolling the Las Vegas Strip on Saturday and guests gathered shoulder to shoulder inside Sin City casinos, as capacity restrictions are expected to ease to 50 percent on Monday.
Nevada’s ‘Roadmap to Recovery’ plan remains on schedule and Governor Steve Sisolak signed an emergency directive on Friday that eases restrictions on the state’s coronavirus, according to a press release.
The capacity of the gaming floors and other establishments will increase from 35 to 50 percent on Monday, as the state saw only 222 new cases with only one new death on Sunday, according to the state of health. Dice.
The governor’s announcement on Friday seemed to open up the repressed floodgates, encouraging people to play on the slots and at the tables after more than a year of restrictions, although official capacity rules do not come into effect until Monday.
In total, the state accounted for 299,287 cases with 5,118 deaths. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 989,342 doses of the vaccine were administered.
A photo posted on Twitter shows a view of the Las Vegas Strip on Saturday, when people were seen walking to visit the casinos
People are seen walking in front of Fremont Casino, on the left, and walking down the Fremont Street Experience LED screen on Thursday night in downtown Las Vegas, just before the governor’s announcement; after that, even more people were seen congesting the streets, local media reported and social media showed
A TikToker posted a video of her dancing without a mask in front of a Las Vegas casino this weekend while others pass by
Another TikToker shows a view inside a Las Vegas casino, while customers wear masks to comply with coronavirus restrictions
Another TikToker posted a shoulder-to-shoulder view of crowds on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas this weekend. People were photographed gathered in front of the Golden Nugget
Casinos operated with a limited capacity of 25% from November until February 15, when they were able to open at 35% capacity, Travel + Leisure reported.
The capacity increase planned for Monday includes gyms and other fitness establishments, arcades, racetracks, bowling alleys, mini-golf, billiard rooms and amusement and theme parks.
“The positivity rate of the 14-day moving average test has been steadily decreasing, but it is still above the 5% limit recommended by WHO for reopening,” noted Sisolak in the executive order.
Thousands of guests were seen shoulder to shoulder inside casinos and stores, largely obeying the ‘please wear a mask’ signs, reported the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
A woman with a mask around her neck was informed by two employees in suits from The Cosmopolitan who put the mask on her face and she complied, the agency said.
Rows formed outside several bars while the air smelled of cigarettes and marijuana permeated the air.
Some people were photographed inside Las Vegas casinos without wearing masks while the casinos worked to enforce masquerade mandates.
Crowds were seen wearing masks walking the crowded streets of Las Vegas in videos posted on TikTok on Sunday
People were seen crowding the Las Vegas Strip sidewalks in videos posted on TikTok this weekend before Nevada eased capacity restrictions on Monday
People were seen walking around the Flamingo casino on the Las Vegas Strip in a video posted on TikTok on Sunday
A small crowd is seen gathered outside watching the Bellagio fountains on videos posted on Instagram on Sunday
Videos posted on Instagram show that crowds gathered to watch Bellagio fountains as cars drove down Las Vegas Boulevard this weekend
Yolando Hagwood, 54, told the outlet that he was visiting Las Vegas for the first time since August 2019 and was wearing two masks.
“I think most companies are trying to join and still allow people to have fun,” said Hagwood.
‘You can’t face people. You will see people without masks. You will see people, not social distance. But you just try to do your part. ‘
As of March 3, MGM Resorts-owned casinos have resumed operations 24 hours a day, Travel + Leisure reported.
These casinos include Mandalay Bay, Park MGM and The Mirage resorts – which closed a few days in the middle of each week during the pandemic because of declining business, the magazine reported.
There were 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 night as states are increasing
A graph shows a recent drop in coronavirus cases since January, as the country recorded a total of 29,438,007 infections
The total number of coronavirus infections has steadily declined since the peak in early February, shows a graph
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