Masks are no longer required in Nevada casinos following a decision by the state’s Governor, Steve Sisolak. This follows a trend that one can see across the nation, as most states move to remove mandatory mask restrictions.
The decision, according to the Silver State’s Governor, is “effective immediately.”
“Masks are not required for students and teachers and employees beginning tomorrow morning,” Sisolak contunited.
This announcement was promptly followed by a comment from the Nevada Gaming Control Board, which echoed the sentiment, stating that masks will no longer be required in casinos “unless a local jurisdiction still imposes such a requirement.”
While the casinos of the strip are free from mandatory mask regulations, hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities and school buses will still enforce the law.
According to state officials, the decision was made following the decline of Covid-19 cases throughout the region. While this is true, numbers are indeed down, the number of 1,280 cases per-day is far above what the CDC deems as safe.
Sisolak has reminded casino goers that while improving, the pandemic is not yet at an end.
He said: “I want to be clear, the emergency is not over. The pandemic is not over. We’re still getting far too many cases, far too many hospitalizations and far too many deaths.
“I’m hopeful and confident, based on the data we have, we are in a good position to drop this and to give people back some freedom. Everyone wants to get back to their normal life. I mean, it's been two years. I think the time has come."
