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March 16, 2020

All Las Vegas MGM casinos, hotels set to temporarily close

Source: Las Vegas Review

MGM Resorts International announced Sunday that it would temporarily suspend operations at all Las Vegas properties, effective Tuesday.

Casino operations are set to close Monday, followed by hotel operations.

The Las Vegas-based company operates the Bellagio, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, The Mirage, Luxor, New York-New York, Excalibur and Park MGM. It also owns 50 percent of CityCenter, which includes Aria and Vdara.

Also, Wynn Resorts Ltd. is set to close its Las Vegas properties 14 days beginning 5 p.m. Tuesday to help stem the spread of the coronavirus.

Read more: https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/all-las-vegas-mgm-casinos-hotels-set-to-temporarily-close-1981920/

March 15, 2020

Would you support a mandatory nationwide shutdown?

All non-essential/critical roles required to self quarantine at home for a duration of time?

March 14, 2020

Our grocery chain closed overnight to stock...

Generally a 24 hour grocery store.

Over 100 people lined up overnight for the reopening at 6 a.m.

Everything’s gone already.

Insane.

March 13, 2020

During the CEO Meet & Greet which delayed the presser...

What are you willing to wager that he shook everyones hand individually prior to their photo op despite CDC guidelines...

Bet on it.

March 13, 2020

The presser was filthy...

I feel gross for even having watched it.

Simply an enormous private sector circle jerk.

They should have just hung their logos from the WH balconies to declare how proud they are of them...

Ick.

March 12, 2020

Trump Says He's Suspending All Travel From Europe for 30 Days

Source: Bloomberg

President Donald Trump said he will suspend all travel from Europe to the U.S. for the next 30 days, the most far-reaching measure yet in the administration’s efforts to combat the spread of coronavirus.

The restrictions, which will not apply to the U.K., will go into effect Friday at midnight, he said Wednesday in an Oval Office address.

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-12/trump-says-he-s-suspending-all-travel-from-europe-for-30-days?utm_source=facebook&utm_content=business&cmpid=socialflow-facebook-business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR3Ijkc6ou8S6Zc3sFYoET9MMlO8hUJIDqEKkF3ehLehpR0EH2NlH04TqFE

March 12, 2020

SUNY, CUNY halting in-person classes to mitigate coronavirus threat

ALBANY — New York’s state and city public university systems will largely close down campuses and implement remote education for the remainder of the spring semester, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday.

https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2020/03/11/suny-cuny-halting-in-person-classes-to-mitigate-coronavirus-threat-1266485

One of the nations largest public colleges; 424,000 students & 91,000 employees/staff positions...

March 10, 2020

GOV. CUOMO ORDERS CONTAINMENT ZONE IN NEW ROCHELLE, CALLS IN NATIONAL GUARD

NEW ROCHELLE, Westchester County (WABC) -- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he is accepting a recommendation to shut down a one-mile radius in New Rochelle, Westchester County, because of the coronavirus outbreak. He has called on the National Guard to help in the effort to curb the spread of the virus in the suburb just north of New York City.

Cuomo describes New Rochelle as having "a particular problem" with a cluster of cases and contains a much higher number of positive cases than New York City.

He said officials are focusing on a one-mile radius around the center of where the outbreak started and setting up a containment area between March 12 and March 25.

https://abc7ny.com/5999358/


March 10, 2020

N.Y. Creates 'Containment Zone' Limiting Large Gatherings in New Rochelle

Source: NYT

With New Rochelle, a small city just north of New York City in Westchester County, emerging as the epicenter of the state’s outbreak, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Tuesday announced a targeted containment strategy to halt the spread of the virus.

“New Rochelle, at this point, is probably the largest cluster of these cases in the United States,” he said at a news conference on Tuesday.

The state’s plan focuses on a “containment area” in New Rochelle, where it would deploy the National Guard to clean schools and deliver food to quarantined residents, Mr. Cuomo said.

The area is a one-mile radius centered around a synagogue in New Rochelle believed to connect many of the cases in the cluster, officials said.



Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york-update.html

March 10, 2020

Coachella Organizers Aim to Delay Music Festival Until October

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival organizers are aiming to delay the event in California after the confirmation of a coronavirus case prompted local health officials to declare a state of emergency, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Under the plan, Coachella -- slated for April 10-12 and April 17-19 -- would be rescheduled for October, according to the person, who asked not to be identified because the change hasn’t been made public yet.

The move would attempt to preserve an event that’s become the world’s highest-grossing festival in recent years, generating more than $100 million annually, according to live-entertainment data provider Pollstar. This year’s lineup includes Rage Against the Machine, Travis Scott and Frank Ocean.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-10/coachella-organizers-aim-to-delay-music-festival-until-october

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