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Wednesday, 1 May 2024

Which businesses are complying?

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Which businesses are complying?
Which businesses are complying?

As COVID-19 continues to spread, the pressure is set on thousands of businesses to make sure they're following safety guidelines.

At least 2 strip properties have received official warnings for non-compliance.

CHECKED ON HUNDREDS OFBUSINESSES TO MAKE SURE THEY'REFOLLOWING SAFETY GUIDELINES -LAID OUT BY THE GOVERNOR.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER SEANDELANCEY IS LIVE NEAR THE STRIP- - WHERE AT LEAST TWO MAJORKALYNA - HERE ON THE STRIP - -THE CLARK COUNTY OFFICIALS HAVEWARNED THE MANDALAY BAY ABOUTDISTANCING AT POOLS - - AND THEARIA FOR NOT FORCING CUSTOMERSTO WEAR MASKS OR SOCIALLYDISTANCE.THESE PROPERTIES - ARE FAR FROMALONE.IN TOTAL - - CLARK COUNTYINVESTIGATORS HAVE INSPECTED 53HUNDRED BUSINESSES -16 HUNDRED OF THOSE INSPECTIONSHAVE BEEN SINCE THE MASKMANDATE WAS ORDERED BY GOVERNORSTEVE SISOLAK.DOZENS OF WARNINGS HAVE BEENISSUED INCLUDING THREE SMITHSSTORES - TWO WALMARTS - TWOSEVEN ELEVENS - - THE SILVERTONCASINO - - AND MORE.THE COUNTY HAS ONLY PENALIZEDONE BUSINESS - THE LOWES ONNORTH NELLIS BOULEVARD.MEANWHILE - STATE OFFICIALSHAVE BEEN DOING THEIR OWNINSPECTIONS - - AND THERE ISSOME GOOD NEWS ON THE STATELEVEL.A QUARTER OF ALL BUSINESSESWEREN'T FOLLOWING THE RULES ATFIRST - - AND NOW THERE'S ONLYABOUT 10 PERCENT IGNORING STATEGUIDELINES.THE DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONALHEALTH AND SAFETY IS RESPONDINGTO COMPLAINTS FROM CUSTOMERSAND WORKERS - - AND THEY'VEISSUED 98 EXPENSIVE CITATIONSTO BUSINESSES.ONE ITERESTING POINT - -BUSINESSES HERE IN SOUTHERNNEVADA ARE PAYING ABOUT 15HUNDRED BUCKS MORE FOR THOSECITATIONS ON AVERAGE - - ATAROUND 58 HUNDRED DOLLARS.SEAN DELANCEY - - 13 ACTIONNEWS.THE EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSIONIS BACK UNDERWAY AT THE STATECAPITOL..

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