The Nevada governor announced the statewide closure of all restaurants and bars due to coronavirus concerns.
was made during a Tuesday evening press conference, and applies to all “non-essential businesses,” which also includes beauty and barber shops, nail salons, tanning salons, and waxing salons.
“In order for those who will need critical care to be able to receive it, we need to do our part to stay healthy & keep our facilities available for those patients. It is our duty to the most vulnerable to take our role in stopping the spread seriously & to #StayHomeforNevada,” Gov. Sisolak tweeted. The shutdown went info effect at noon on Wednesday, March 18. In a thread, Gov. Sisolak continues that Nevada restaurants, as well as wineries, bars, and breweries that serve meals with a full kitchen, will not be allowed to have dine-in service “until further notice.”
Food can still be served in a drive-thru, take-out, or delivery capacity. As for casinos and gambling services, all “gaming machines, devices, tables, games, and equipment” were ordered to be shut down effective at midnight. Restaurants and bars located in gaming properties "will be subject to the same restrictions."in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
As more restaurants are forced to close, whether voluntarily or mandated by the state, there have been mass lay-offs, and the hospitality industry is working to find ways to support staff and weather the crisis. Several
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