A call for aggressive steps to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Las Vegas landing on a federal government list of cities and being urged to curb its outbreak.
Jeremy Chen reports.
A MEMBER OF THE WHITE HOUSECORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE SAYS...LAS VEGAS NEEDS TO TAKE'AGGRESSIVE' STEPS TO CURB THEOUTBREAK...13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER....JEREMY CHEN IS LIVE......TO EXPLAIN....HOW CITY AND COUNTY LEADERS ARERESPONDING TO THIS...JEREMY....THE NUMBERS OF CASES CONTNUE TORISE HERE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA-BUT LOCAL LEADERS SAY THEY'RETAKING ACTIONAND AREREMINDING THE COMMUNITY TO DOTHEIR PART.A CALL FOR AGGRESSIVE STEPS.THAT'S DOCTOR DEBORAH BIRX'SWARNING TO VARIOUS CITIES-INCLUDING LAS VEGASIN ORDERTO STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19.CLARK COUNTY OFFICIALS SAYTHEY'VE EXPANDED TESTING ANDCONTACT TRACING- WHILE STEPPINGUP ENFORCEMENT.'WE'RE SEEING A MUCH BETTERCOMPLIANCE WITH FOLKS WEARINGTHEIR MASKS TODAY." COMMISIONERMARIKYN KIRKPATRICK SAYS BUY-INFROM THE COMMUNITY- WILL BENEEDED TO CURB THE SPREAD."PLEASE WEAR YOUR MASK, BECAUSETHAT WILL HELP US STAY SAFEAND STAY OPEN AND GET ON TO THENEXT PHASE." THE CITY OF LASVEGAS IS ALSO TAKING STEPS TOCURB THE OUTBREAK.CITY MANAGER SCOTT ADAMSSHARING A LETTER SENT TO THEGOVERNOR'S OFFICE- HIGHLIGHTINGACTIONS THE CITY HAS TAKEN INRECENT WEEKS INCLUDINGHAVING COMPLIANCE AMBASSADORSTO EDUCATE BUSINESSES ABOUTTHEIR RESPONSIBILITIES."I WOULD HATE TO SEE US ROLLBACK.THAT WOULD BE DEVASTATING ONTHOSE BUSINESSES AND THAT WOULDBE DEVASTATING ON OUR ECONOMY,SO IT BEHOOVES US TO GET AHEADOF THAT." DR.CHRISTINA MADISON WITH ROSEMANUNIVERSITY SAYS- IT WILL TAKETIME TO SEE IF THESE ADDITIONALMEASURES WORK."LET'S TRY TO SEE IF SOME OFTHESE INTERVENTIONS HAVE MADEAN IMPACT BECAUSE IT'S ABOUTTWO WEEKS LAG TIME FROM WHENYOU IMPLEMENT THOSE THINGS."SHE'S ALSO URGING PEOPLE TO DOTHEIR PART TO STAY SAFE- ANDKEEP BUSINESSES OPEN."WE AS A COMMUNITY HAVE TO TAKETHESE STEPS IN ORDER TO MAKESURE THAT EVERYONE IS STAYINGSAFE."OUR STATE HAS ALREADY BEENNAMED A RED ZONE BY THE WHITEHOUSE CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE-AND RECOMMENDED THAT POOLS ANDGYMS BE CLOSED AGAIN.JEREMY CHEN 13 ACTION NEWS.ALLEGATIONS OF FAILURES.....AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL THAT LEFT ABABY....WITHBRAIN DAMAGE.
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