Nye County requests to reopen liquor establishments including bars, pubs

Nye County has submitted a plan to the Nevada COVID-19 Mitigation and Management Task Force requesting to reopen all liquor establishments.

UPDATE ON WHERE NEVADA STANDS -IN THE FIGHT AGAINSTCORONAVIRUS.NEVADA HEALTH OFFICIALS ANDCOUNTY OFFICIALS WILL ALSODISCUSS WHETHER OR NOT TO KEEPCURRENT RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE.13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR NINAPORCIUNCULA - JOINS US LIVEWITH THE BIG REQUEST FROM ONECOUNTY.NINA?RIGHT NOW, BARS ARE ALLOWED TOOPERATE IN NYE COUNTY EXCEPTFOR THE TOWN OF PAHRUMP.NOW NYE COUNTY IS ASKING THESTATE'S COVID-19 TASK FORCE TOAPPROVE THE REOPENING OF ALLLIQUOR ESTABLISHMENTS.THAT INCLUDES BARS, PUBS,TAVERNS, BREWERIES,DISTILLERIES AND WINERIESTHROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.NYE COUNTY SUBMITTED ITS PLANSAYING IT HAS SHOWN A DECLININGTREND IN COVID-19 CASES OVERTHE LAST FEW WEEKS.IT GOES ON TO SAY THAT LIQUORESTABLISHMENTS IN RURAL AREASOF NYE COUNTY HAVE BEENREOPENED FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKSAND HAVE NOT SHOWN AN OVERALLINCREASE IN CASES.THE COUNTY SAID LIQUORESTABLISHMENTS WILL ANDCONTINUE TO FOLLOW SAFETYPRECAUTIONS.AGAIN, THE NEVADA COVID 19 TASKFORCE WILL MEET LATER TODAY TODISCUSS IF CURRENT RESTRICTIONSWILL BE LIFTED OR EXTEND.COMING UP IN OUR NEXT HALFHOUR, WHERE CLARK COUNTY STANDSIN THE REOPENING OF BARS ANDTAVERNS-- AND WHICH LOCALLAWMAKER FEELS THE TIME IS NOWTO OPEN THEM UP.TODAY-- THE GOLDEN KNIGHTSHAVE A CHANCE TO SEND THECANUCKS HOME - FOR GOOD -