How will the Las Vegas Strip reopen? Thermal cameras, UV lights and lots of sanitizer
What will it take to keep visitors and employees safe from coronavirus when the Las Vegas Strip reopens for business?
Thermal cameras, UV lights and lots of hand sanitizer, among other things, according to plans released by The Venetian and Wynn Resorts.
No date has been set for Las Vegas hotels and casinos to reopen, despite a much-derided pitch by Mayor Carolyn Goodman to open the city without rules as a test case for the rest of the nation, ABC News reported.
City and state officials have said the Las Vegas Strip, which is not within Goodman’s jurisdiction, will reopen only when it’s safe to do so, according to the network.
The Venetian hotel-casino on Tuesday released its reopening cleanliness plan, dubbed “Venetian Clean,” online, KTNV reported. The plan outlines more than 800 initiatives.
Highlights include thermal scanners at all entrances to check temperatures, UV lights to decontaminate shipments and electrostatic sprayers with hospital disinfectants in high-risk areas, according to the plan.
The plan also calls for allowing guests to wear face masks and other personal protective equipment, but not full face coverings.
The Venetian will remove buffets and clean casino chips every two hours, according to the plan. Guests will receive amenity packs with face masks, gloves, sanitizer and disinfectant wipes.
Wynn Las Vegas resorts earlier released a 23-page reopening cleanliness plan. That plan also includes thermal cameras and other technology, as well as layout changes to promote social distancing.
The plan also calls for touchless hand sanitizers at key locations and signage with health and hygiene reminders.
Buttons on guest elevators will be sanitized at least once per hour, and slot machines will be sanitized at least once every four hours, the plan says. Attendants will offer to sanitize slot machines as guests sit down.
The plan also covers detailed sanitizing procedures for dice, cards, roulette wheels, gaming tables and other equipment.
The Wynn Las Vegas plan calls on Nevada to swiftly reopen hotels and casinos.
“Our economy is in a free fall,” says a letter in the plan by Wynn Resorts CEO Matt Maddox. “Nevada will likely be one of the hardest hit states in the nation and suffer very high unemployment. It is imperative to flatten this curve so we can re-emerge in a safe, sustainable way.”
This story was originally published April 28, 2020 at 10:27 AM with the headline "How will the Las Vegas Strip reopen? Thermal cameras, UV lights and lots of sanitizer."