Topless dancers can shed restrictions next weekend in and get face-to-face with patrons again, under rules accepted Thursday by a state COVID-19 task force. But masks still will be required for adult entertainment employees and recommended for customers.
Strippers must also stay at least three feet away from clients - unless they have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, or a negative test within the last seven days. Sin City strip clubs that went dark when Gov Steve Sisolak ordered casinos, clubs and nonessential businesses closed in March 2020 will be able to open May 1 at 80 per cent of fire code capacity under strict social distancing guidelines. Occupancy limits will be relaxed but not lifted completely at many other businesses including stores, spas and saunas, restaurants, bars and even karaoke clubs.
The reopening plan was adopted on Tuesday by county officials and summarized Thursday by Deputy Clark County Fire Chief Billy Samuels. Hair and nail salons, tattoo parlors and massage therapists will be able to book customers by appointment only.
(Image: [[|]]) Topless dancers can shed coronavirus restrictions next weekend in Las Vegas and get face-to-face with patrons again, under rules accepted Thursday by a state COVID-19 task force
(Image: [[|]]) But masks still will be required for adult entertainment employees and recommended for customers
A separate plan to lift restrictions almost completely in Washoe County skidded to a halt after health district, school and Reno city officials protested and pointed to rising local coronavirus case numbers. Existing rules including 50 per cent capacity and íë¼ì¤ì¹´ì§ë ¸ì£¼ì six-foot social distancing will remain f<br>.As of Thursday, the coronavirus pandemic has claimed 5,400 lives in Nevada and badly hurt an economy dependent on tourism, conventions, hotel bookings and the buzz of big w<br> It has also shuttered businesses and threatened the livelihood of bartenders, waiters, entertainers and hot l<br>.'We know there is COVID fatigue in our community,' Washoe County Commission Chairman Bob Lucey said in a statement before accepting an offer from task force chief Caleb Cage to broaden support and submit a finalized plan in coming days.
No firm time fram s<br>.Lucey had favored what he termed a 'workable' plan to relax restrictions but acknowledged a rift among regional pol a<br>. RELATED ARTICLES
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'People are going to return to life and the things they´ve missed in the last year whether we dictate mandates or not, <br>.The snag came after last-minute protest letters Wednesday from county Health Officer Kevin Dick and ì°ë¦¬ì¹´ì§ë ¸ Reno City Manager Doug Thornley pointed to a jump in Washoe County COVID-19 cases linked to a variant first detected in the United Kingdom, and a rise in the county's 14-day test positivity rate .2 pe<br>nt. The World Health Organization goal is 5 per cent or below to r rest<br>ions.Scientists in the UK believe the variant is more contagious than previously identified strains.
But health officials in the US say vaccinations that have become widely available are thought to be effective ag t the<br>iant.Dick and Thornley called for íë¼ì¤ì¹´ì§ë ¸ì£¼ì social distancing requirements to stay in e at least<br>il June 1.Cage said the task force, which first began work in August, still plans to turn over the handling of coronavirus mitigation measures to local control in the s 's 17 coun<br> on May 1.The governor íë¼ì¤ì¹´ì§ë ¸ì£¼ì has set a June 1 date for lifting essentially all state restrictions except a requirem for people to w<br>face coverings. (Image: las_vegas_to_eopen_topless_ba_s_at_80_capacity_f_om_may_1) The rules will allow strip club entertainers to get closer than 3 feet to patrons if the entertainer received at least a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days earlier, according to county rules, or if the dancer te negative in a w<br>y COVID-19 test (Image: las_vegas_to_eopen_topless_ba_s_at_80_capacity_f_om_may_1) The Spearmint Rhino will also be open for bus s at a larger c<br>ity next week (Image: las_vegas_to_eopen_topless_ba_s_at_80_capacity_f_om_may_1) Sin City strip clubs (Sapphire Gentlemen's Club is pictured) that went dark when Nevada Gov Steve Sisolak ordered casinos, clubs and nonessential businesses closed in March 2020 will be able to open May 1 at 80 per cent of fire code capacity und trict social di<br>cing guidelinesSeveral rural Nevada counties received the go-ahead Thursday to relax restrictions and reopen businesses May 1, including Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt and Nye.
Other nties received <br>oval last week.Kyra Morgan, state biostatistician, reminded the task force that lifting restrictions will almost certainly spread the virus and increa eported numbers<br>COVID-19 cases.The state Department of Health and Human Services has tallied more than 312,000 cases in the past 13 months.
But rates have slowe nce peaks in De<br>er and January.As restrictions are relaxed in and around Las Vegas, bar seating will be OK next month with up to four people per group, and 12 people can be seated around dining tables, Samuels said.
Most restrictions on h and adult spo<br>will be lifted.Casino dayclubs and nightclubs can reopen, although designated dancing areas will remain closed until health officials report that a 60 per c community vacci<br>on rate is met.The reopening plan that Clark County lawmakers adopted for the state's most populous area and its key economic region relies on reports from regional health officials about the percentage of people 16 and older in the county who have had rec d at least one <br>ination shot. As of Tuesd that number was<br>ut 43 per cent.