Coronavirus concerns as Nevada casinos reopen

Experts share coronavirus concerns amid Nevada casinos reopening in June.

OD EVENING....I'M TRICIA KEAN.AND I'M TODD QUINONES.OUR ECONOMY'S LIFEBLOOD...CASINOS...NOW BACK UP AND RUNNING AFTERA GLOBAL PANDEMIC SHUT THE CITYDOWN.AND WHILE THINGS ARE STARTINGTO GET BACK TO NORMAL...THE CORONAVIRUS HASN'T FOLDED.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER...AUSTIN CARTER...IS LIVE...ON THE STRIP...AND AUSTIN...YOU SPOKE WITH ONE VALLEYDOCTOR...WHO HAS A WARNING FOR PEOPLEHEADING DOWN THERE...TONIGHT?YEAH...SHE SAYS...IN A LOT OF THE VIDEOS POSTEDTODAY...SHE DIDN'T SEE A LOT OF SOCIALDISTANCING...AND SHE DIDNT' SEE A LOT OFMASKS.DR.DALIAH WACHS "IN TERMS OFPEOPLE WALKING AROUND, THEYWANTED TO BE AROUND OTHERPEOPLE" REOPENING - WITH NEWRULES.IT'S THE NEW CHALLENGE BUSINESSARE NAVIGATING.AND ON THE FIRST DAY BACKINSIDE LASVEGAS HOTELS AND CASINOSDOCTOR DALIAH WACHS HAD HEREYES ON SAFETY ((SOT)) DR.DALIAH WACHS "I THINK A LOT OFUS ARE SCARED TO DEATH OFCLOSING AGAIN SO WE NEED TOAPART OR DIDN'T HAVE PPE.EVEN THOUGH IT IS RECOMMENDEDBY THE C-D-C...SOME LOCATIONS DO NOT REQUIREMASKS ON GUESTS - JUSTEMPLOYEES - BUT THEY AREENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO WEARTHEM.((SOT)) DEREK STEVENS "WE JUSTWANT TO KEEP EVERYBODY SAFE,HEALTHY, AND GIVE THEM A LITTLEOPPORTUNITY TO HAVE SOME FUN"THE D HOTEL CASINO IN DOWNTOWN- OPENED UP AT MIDNIGHT!

OWNERDEREK STEVENS - TALKED WITH USABOUT SOME OF THE IMMEDIATECHANGES.((SOT)) DEREK STEVENS "WEPURCHASED 17 THERMAL SCANNERS,WE DECIDED TO TEST EVERYONE'STEMP AS THEY ENTER THEBUILDING." MANY OF THE OTHERSCANNERS ARE GOOD TO DETECT AFULL BLOWN FEVER - BUT SOMEOTHER COVID-19 SYMPTOMS - MAYBE HARDER TO DETECT.((SOT)) DR.DALIAH WACHS "THE CASINOS ARENOT SUPPOSE TO MAKE A STERILEENVIRONMENT, WHAT THEY'RETRYING TO DO IS ADD EXTRABARRIERS'MANY OF THE CASINO OPERATORS...WE SPOKE WITH TODAY...HAVE THE SAFETY OF GUESTS ANDEMPLOYEES AT THE TOP OF MIND.DALIAH...SAYS BEFORE YOU GO OUT...TO JUST BE CAUTIOUS...AND WASH YOUR HANDS.

AC 13 AN.WE'VE SEEN....A STEADY STREAM OF TRAFFIC....