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Bars close again across Nevada

Credit: KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas
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Bars close again across Nevada
Bars close again across Nevada
Bars across Nevada are closing again amid a spike in COVID-19 cases.

LOCAL BARS NOT SERVING FOOD...MUST SHUTDOWN AT MIDNIGHT..THE GOAL IS TO FLATTEN THECURVE AFTER A RECENT SPIKE OFCOVID-19 IN NEVADA..GOOD EVENING.I'M TODD QUINONES..TRICIA HAS THE NIGHT OFF..13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER ASTRIDMENDEZ IS LIVE OUTSIDE A TAVERNMAKING FINAL SALES...BEFORE THEY HAVE TO CLOSEDOWN..ASTRID..IT IS THE FINAL COUNTDOWN FOREVERYONE IN THIS BAR TONIGHT.IN JUST UNDER AN HOUR....IT WILL BE THE FINAL LASTCALL...BEFORE THEY HAVE THEIR DOORSAGAIN!NOTHER SHUTDOWNANOTHER TIME AWAY FROM HERCUSTOMERS...THIS IS WHAT KATIE ALEXANDER ISEXPERIENCING TONIGHT, AS AGENERAL MANAGER AND BARTENDERAT THE HUNTSVILLE TAVERN.SHE SAYS SHE IS DEVASTATED.SOT EMPLOYEES "I'M AFRAID FORMY BARTENDERS, MY CLEANINGGUYS.I'M AFRAID FOR MYSELF TOO, IMEAN, THIS IS A MOM-ANDPOP PLACE, IS A SMALL PERSON,IS OWNED BY ONE PERSON, NOT ACORPORATION,AND L'M WORRIED THAT WERE NOTGOING TO BE ABLE TO RIPENBECAUSE WE CAN'T MAKE THE RENTAS THIS LOCAL BAR, THE AMBIENCEHAS SHIFTED FROM ITS TYPICALJOY...TO SADNESS.SOT: "THEY'RE HEARTBROKEN FROMA SECOND TIME.THIS TIME, BEING SINGLE OUT,THEY'RE HEART BROKEN, THEY WANTTO BE ABLE TO GET OFF OF WORK,OTHER BARS ARE EXPERIENCINGTOO.SOT LAMONTE "IT'S LIKE A FAMILYATMOSPHERE, SO I PRETTY MUCHKNOW EVERYBODY, SO I'M JUSTGOING TO MISS SEEING THEIRFACES.YOU KNOW IT IS WHAT IT IS.I KNOW IT HAS TO HAPPEN BUT ISA LITTLE SAD MOMENT." FORYEARS, LAMONTE WILLIAMS HASBEEN A REGULAR AT STAGE DOORCASINO AND HE CAN'T WAIT TOCOME BACK AFTER TONIGHT.BOTH EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERSKNOW THAT DAY WILL COME, BUTTHE QUESTION IS...WHEN??

SOT JOHN "THAT'S THEDIFFICULT PART, RIGHT

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