Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak said citizens must adopt a “Stay at Home 2.0” mentality or he will be “forced to take stronger action” with coronavirus rules.
The Democrat released nearly 40 tweets Tuesday evening telling Nevadans of an uptick in COVID-19 cases, which he says require an all-hands-on-deck mentality lest harsher measures be put in place.
“There were more than 1,300 new cases identified yesterday, and unfortunately, 7 additional deaths,” he wrote. “Our 14-day test positivity rate is 13.7 percent. It’s continuing to climb. For the most recent 7-day period, cases are growing at a rate of 1.2%, or 1,326 new cases per day.”
Mr. Sisolak said the new virus cases are “effectively erasing the progress made over the past 3 months” and require immediate action.
“The only proven way to control the current widespread transmission of COVID is to decrease mobility — that means staying home as much as we possibly can,” the governor continued. “As a result, for the next two weeks, Nevadans need to operate in a ’Stay at Home 2.0’ mentality to get things under control so our public health response infrastructure can catch up. We need that time to bring testing timelines down and catch up on contact tracing.”
Citizens were told to avoid “large and small” gathers while businesses were reminded to follow existing protocols.
“We can avoid that nightmare scenario,” Mr. Sisolak warned. “But we have two weeks to do it and it will take every one of us. Again, if we don’t come together at this moment, I will be forced to take stronger action in 14 days. To be clear, I don’t want to. … Yes, there may be a perception of a double standard here, but, managing through this pandemic protecting your jobs and your health is a daily challenge. And the only way we can get to the other side is for all of us to fight this horrible virus together.”
As a result, for the next two weeks, Nevadans need to operate in a “Stay at Home 2.0” mentality to get things under control so our public health response infrastructure can catch up. We need that time to bring testing timelines down and catch up on contact tracing.
— Governor Sisolak (@GovSisolak) November 11, 2020
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