Thousands of revelers are already trying their luck against the social mess by packing up the Las Vegas Strip as capacity restrictions begin to ease – with photos showing crowds shoulder-to-shoulder in gambling hotspots.
Nevada Government. Steve Sisolak Signed “Roadmap to Recovery” Friday casinos allow capacity to be increased from 35 percent to 50 percent, just like Monday.
But it seemed from this news that there would be a crowd of spectators this weekend, before the ruling. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal – which stated that only the façade and social-disturbing signs made it clear that it was not like any other year.
“I took some pictures to send to my son in Chicago, and I said, ‘I can’t believe it’s many people,” Las Vegas resident Laura Amendala, said in the paper.
“I couldn’t even go to the Bellagio parking to see the botanical garden. It was full of potential.”
Photos on social media also show the crowd standing shoulder to shoulder on the streets.
The Review-Journal stated that the majority appeared to cover the face, and casino employees were spotted without anyone telling them.
Still, “it’s just scary because masked compliance is an issue,” Amendla told the outlet.
It was reported on Sunday as Nevada health officials 222 additional COVID-19 cases, Bringing the state to a total of 299,287. Another death also occurred, now a total of 5,118 deaths.
Of the new cases, 161 were in Clark County, including Vegas. The state has also detected some cases of highly infectious UK mutations.
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