Many Las Vegas transportation providers will no longer require a face covering after a federal judge voided the mask mandate on airlines and public transportation.
Masks in Nevada
Harry Reid International Airport lifted its mask mandate for travelers Monday night after the TSA said that it would no longer enforce the mask requirement.
Confirmed COVID-19 cases have risen more than 50 percent in 10 days, the threshold at which the city’s guidelines call for people to wear masks indoors.
The requirement had been set to expire on March 18, but was extended by a month to allow the public health agency time to develop new, more targeted policies.
The Smith Center President Myron Martin says patrons won’t be required to wear masks or show proof of vaccination after all.
Across the city, entertainers are quickly recalibrating to follow COVID protocols, which are in fact changing by the day.
Singers are required to wear masks down under their chins, or loop them over an ear, while singing, then pull them back up.
It was a hot, sunny morning in VegasVille on Thursday. We know this because a tuxedoed, masked Phantom of the Opera sought shade under a palm tree near the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign.
Impressively, a few well-known Vegas figures in town are masked up, 24/7 — Elvis and Caesar among them.