MGM Resorts International is closing its resorts in Las Vegas effective today.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on the economy throughout the country, with most shoppers flocking to grocery stores and pharmacies to get necessary items.
Shoppers who thought they had battle plans may have been sorely disappointed Monday to learn that coronavirus-induced hoarding has continued at local stores.
“All of our public restrooms are equipped with touch free faucets, soap dispensers, paper towel dispensers and hand blowers,” the company said in a statement.
Ferarro’s Italian Restaurant has been in business in Las Vegas for 34 years, but never had to close temporarily — until the coronavirus crisis hit tourism.
Golden Entertainment, which operates the Strat, plans to keep its properties open and “do (its) best to preserve the jobs of the hardworking men and women” who work there, according to a Monday letter to employees.
Employees will continue to receive benefits and pay during the closure, which is set to last through at least March 31.
Rates for hotel rooms during the upcoming NFL draft were already sliding last week as Las Vegas and other cities shut down to contain the spreading coronavirus.
Local leaders won’t speculate on a future NFL draft here, but what’s known for sure is that thousands of people and millions of dollars won’t be coming in April.
The line at the unemployment office on West Charleston Boulevard stretched out the front door Monday morning, filled with workers who had recently suffered from layoffs spurred by the COVID-19 outbreak.