NEWS: Gov.
Steve Sisolak held a press conference today to give an update on Phase 2 of the Nevada United: Roadmap to Recovery Plan.
BREAKS ON CONTINUED REOPENINGFOR NEVADA.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER SEANDELANCEY IS LIVE NEAR THE STRIP- - TO EXPLAIN WHY WE WILLREMAIN IN PHASE TWO FOR THEFORSEEABLE FUTURE.SEAN?KALYNA - - THE GOVERNOR'SANNOUNCEMENT BROUGHT BOTH GOODNEWS - - AND BAD NEWS FORPEOPLE WANTING TO SEE MOREBUSINESS - - AND AN END TO THISPANDEMIC.FIRST - - THE BAD NEWS.SISOLAK SAYS POSITIVE CASESHAVE INCREASED STEADILY FOR THELAST THREE WEEKS.THE NUMBER OF PEOPLEHOSPITALIZED BY THE CORONAVIRUSHAS ALSO INCREASED STEADILYSINCE THE FIFTH OF THIS MONTH.IN RESPOSNE - - SISOLAK ASKEDPEOPLE TO DOUBLE DOWN ON THESOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINESTHAT HAVE BEEN LAID OUT SINCETHIS PENDEMIC BEGAN.WEARING MASKS - KEEPING SIXFEET OF DISTANCE - - ANDSTAYING HOME WHEN POSSIBLE.SISOLAK SAYS THE RISK OF NOTGOV.STEVE SISOLAK/(D) NEVADA "WE'RENOT IN THE POST COVID TIME.WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF ACOVID-19 PANDEMIC.WE'RE RIGHT SMACK IN THE MIDDLEOF IT.I DO NOT WANT TO LOSE, NEVADANSHAVE MADE ENORMOUS SACRIFICES."NOW THE GOOD NEWS.SISOLAK SAYS THE PERCENT OFPEOPLE TESTING POSITIVE -COMPARED TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OFTESTS - IS STEADY AT FIVEPERCENT.THAT'S DOWN FROM 12 AT THEBEGINNING OF THE SHUT DOWN.EXPERTS ALSO SAY THAT THEHOSPITALIZATION RATE IS STEADY- - AND WELL WITHIN THE RANGETHE HOSPITALS CAN HANDLE.SISOLAK ALSO SAYS THEY TRIPLEDTHEIR CONTACT TRACING ABILITYOVER THE WEEKEND - - ALLOWINGTHEM TO BETTER TRACK ANDCONTAIN CASES.COMING UP IN A HALF HOUR - -I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT THE PLAN TOFIX THE STATE'S MULTI-MILLIONDOLLAR BUDGET SHORTFALL.FOR NOW - - SEAN DELANCEY - -13 ACTION NEWS.GOVERNOR SISOLAK IS ALSOCONCERNED RECENT PROTESTS COULD
Gov. Steve Sisolak held a press conference on Wednesday that provided an update on Nevada’s ongoing response to COVID-19.
