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A
Everybody
set
good
evening.
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
being
here
with
me
this
evening,
I'm
again
joined
by
caleb
cage
to
my
left,
the
nevada,
coveted
19
response
director
and
ms
julia
peek
to
my
right,
deputy
administrator
and
department
of
health
and
human
services.
A
A
A
A
as
your
governor.
I
have
been
immersed
in
this
fight
against
this
deadly
virus
for
nearly
five
months,
along
with
all
of
you
day
after
long
day,
along
with
my
staff,
medical
experts
and
leaders
from
around
the
state,
I've
sought
solutions
after
solution
to
keep
nevada,
safer
businesses
operating
and
workers
on
their
jobs.
A
Each
decision
was,
and
continues
to
be
gut
wrenching.
It's
a
balancing
act,
walking
a
tightrope
between
the
health
of
our
residents
and
the
financial
stability
of
your
families
and
our
state.
Protecting
lives
and
livelihoods
is
like
dancing
on
the
head
of
a
pin
and
it
requires
daily
monitoring
adjustments
and
enforcement.
A
A
A
Today,
nevadas
are
effective
dipped
under
1.0
just
slightly
to
a
number
of
0.98,
that's
0.98,
which
is
a
good
sign.
This
measures,
the
average
number
of
people
who
become
infected
by
a
person
who
has
covet
19.
when
the
r
effective
is
under
one.
It
means
the
virus
is
not
spreading
as
much
on
june
28th.
A
A
A
Two
weeks
ago,
we
established
the
elevated
risk
transmission
criteria
for
counties
looking
at
three
key
statistics:
the
average
number
of
tests
per
day,
the
case
rate
and
the
test
positivity
rate.
We
looked
at
these
figures
over
a
two
week
period
and
controlled
and
adjusted
the
criteria
for
population
size.
A
Based
on
our
two-week
review
of
the
data,
the
list
has
shrunk
to
four
counties:
clark,
elko,
nye
and
washoe.
At
this
time,
those
four
counties
will
stay
with
these
mitigation
measures.
For
the
next
week,
humboldt
lander
and
lyon
county
have
shown
enough
improvement
on
the
existing
criteria
to
return
to
the
statewide
standards,
meaning
pubs,
bars
and
taverns
can
reopen
at
50
capacity,
while
maintaining
social,
distancing
and
mandatory
face
coverings.
A
This
goes
into
effect
immediately.
I
want
to
re-emphasize
that
this
is
for
the
next
week,
as
we
address
our
long-term
strategy
moving
forward
over
the
last
two
weeks
and
over
the
course
of
the
last
five
months.
We
have
learned
a
lot
day
to
day
about
how
best
to
analyze
this
data
and
tackle
this
disease.
A
For
example,
in
the
last
two
weeks,
while
reviewing
data
used
in
this
criteria,
we
saw
several
of
the
smaller
counties,
frequently
move
on
and
off
the
list
by
meeting
two
of
those
or
more
two
or
more
of
those
criteria
and
they're
fluctuated
on
an
almost
daily
basis.
We
know
we
need
more
consistency.
A
A
A
A
Predictability,
I
know
the
past
five
months
have
been
rough
on
businesses
and
residents
throughout
our
country
in
nevada
is
no
different
through
shutdowns
reopenings
phases
and
more.
I
understand
that
the
unpredictability
hasn't
been
easy.
That's
why
one
of
my
main
goals
is
to
create
a
long-term
system
of
mitigation
levels
that
will
allow
our
business
and
res
and
residents
to
have
advanced
notice
and
understanding
on
what
direction
their
county
could
be
heading
based
on
updated
criteria,
no
more
phases
in
an
effort
to
create
more
predictability
as
a
state.
A
A
A
Another
key
component
of
this
long-term
plan
will
be
more
specific
targeting
in
our
mitigation
efforts.
Just
as
we've
done
with
our
vulnerable
populations,
we
want
to
make
sure
we're
taking
targeted
approaches
to
counties,
businesses
and
industries
that
have
shown
the
need
for
additional
assistance
and
intervention
to
spread
this
deadly
virus
to
stop
the
spread
of
this
deadly
virus,
just
as
we
have
transitioned
from
state
interventions
to
looking
specifically
at
county
level
data.
A
A
And
finally,
I
formed
an
advisory
group
which
would
be
led
by
caleb
cage,
our
statewide
covit
19
response
director.
This
group
made
up
of
agency
directors
in
charge
of
enforcement,
public
health
and
more
along
with
local
government
and
hospital
representatives,
will
be
responsible
for
reviewing
the
criteria,
data
and
progress
each
week
they
will
work
directly
with
our
county
officials,
including
the
leap
on
enhanced
enforcement
focused
targeting
and
next
steps
to
reduce
the
spread.
A
A
We
continue
to
encourage
nevadans
to
take
precautions
against
the
spread
of
this
disease,
including
staying
home
when
possible,
always
staying
home
when
you're
sick,
practicing
social,
distancing,
washing
your
hands
frequently
and
wearing
a
face
covering.
Thank
you.
I
would
now
be
happy
to
take
some
questions.
B
A
B
A
Obviously,
casinos
are
our
largest
employer,
the
most
number
of
employees
that
we
possibly
have
they're
working
with
my
administration
with
me
to
implement
all
of
the
mitigation
measures
that
we've
put
in
place.
At
the
same
time.
We're
monitoring
them
very
closely
to
make
sure
that
those
are
in
place
and
we
will
continue
to
monitor
them
closely.
But
I
don't
want
to
speculate
any
further.
B
A
We're
looking
when
we
send
gcb
in
there
the
gaming
control
board
we're
looking
for
those
that
are
violating
on
a
certain
area,
whether
they're
not
wearing
masks,
although
they're,
not
social
distancing.
If
there's
too
many
people
at
the
pool
that
sort
of
thing-
and
we
will
continue
to
do
that
and
they'll
take
appropriate
enforcement
actions
thanks.
Thank
you.
B
Hi
governor,
we
recently
learned
that
two-thirds
of
the
inmates
at
the
arizona
private
prison
where
100
nevada
inmates
are
have
tested
positive
for
covid,
there's
also
reports
that
some
of
this
is
happening
in
another
private
prison
within
our
borders.
Do
you
feel,
like
our
inmates
are
safe
in
that
private
prison
in
arizona.
A
Well,
we
sent
covid
tests
the
rapid
test
into
those
prisons
to
make
sure
that
they're
all
tested
we're
going
to
do
everything
we
can
that's
why
they
were
tested,
and
I
think
we
found
69
or
70
positives,
we're
doing
everything
we
can
to
make
sure
that
they
get
the
care
that
they
need
and
right
now
I
think,
we're
okay,
but
we're
continuing
to
monitor
that
situation.
A
Well,
they're,
on
a
short
time
frame
anyway,
you
know
private
prisons
how
long
they
can
stay
there
as
for
right
now,
I
don't
want
to
bring
70
positive
patients
back
to
nevada
until
they're
been
tested
and
they've
been
proved
to
be
negative,
but
we'll
have
to
handle
that
situation
and
comes
forward.
B
A
I
don't
know
what
the
aclu
asked,
because
I
haven't
seen
it
yet,
but
we
handle
the
prisons.
The
counties
handle
the
jails
at
detention
centers.
I
assume
that
they're
taking
action
as
it
relates
to
the
the
folks
that
are
incarcerated
there,
but
we're
testing
our
folks.
I
think
our
testing
has
been
better
than
almost
anybody
in
the
country
in
terms
of
positives,
we've
been
extremely
fortunate
in
the
state
of
nevada
and
hopefully,
it'll
stay
that
way.
B
Thank
you
and
let's
try
to
stick
to
one
question
at
a
time
for
the
governor,
so
we
can
get
through
them
all.
Thanks,
hi,
governor.
B
A
If
I
could
forecast
that
I'd
be,
you
know
very
happy,
but
I
can't
I
can
only
look
at
the
data
that
we
get
on
a
daily
basis.
What's
going
to
make
that
determination
is
how
many
people
follow
the
rules,
how
they
followed
the
mitigation.
I
mean
I'm
still
getting
resistance.
You
know
that
to
masks
suddenly
everybody's
a
virologist
or
an
epidemiologist
or
just
infectious
disease
expert,
and
they
can
tell
you
how
many
molecules
come
through
a
mass.
They
read
one
article
on
google
and
suddenly
they're
an
expert
on
this.
B
And
then,
with
the
special
session,
do
you
have?
Can
you
give
us
an
idea
of
some
of
the
priorities
you
have
for
that.
A
Well,
we
we
listed
a
few
of
them
after
the
end
of
the
last
session,
we're
still
working
on
the
final
document
moving
forward
and
we're
only
a
couple
days
out,
so
it'll
be
soon
okay.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
B
A
Well,
I'm
always
willing
to
talk
to
people
and
it's
it's.
I
appreciate
the
fact
that
the
united
states
supreme
court
upheld
the
directive,
I'm
a
person
of
faith.
I
watch
service
online.
Now,
that's
what
I
have
to
do.
I
never
thought
that
I
had
been
watching
mass
on
my
telephone.
You
know
a
couple
days
a
week
and
it's
unfortunate
that's
what
we
have
to
do.
At
the
same
time,
there
were
two
priests
that
tested
positive
in
southern
nevada.
I
don't
know
if
you
followed
that
and
those
parishioners
were
potentially
exposed.
A
One
of
those
celebrants
I
happen
to
know
well,
you'd
go
there
on
a
regular
basis
when
I
was
back
in
las
vegas,
but
you
know
it's
my
job
to
keep
folks
safe
and
it's
just
not
safe.
When
we
get
large
gatherings
put
together
like
that,
and
I
know
people
object
to
it.
You
know
I
want
to
have
faith.
B
So
I
just
had
a
quick
question
for
miss
peak,
so
we're
talking
about
switching
from
industry-wide
regulations
to
specific
businesses.
What
kind
of
contact
tracing
capacity
will
we
need
to
do
that
and
do
we
have
it?
B
That's
a
great
question,
so
we're
going
to
be
implementing
two
things
this
week
in
our
salesforce
tool
that
I've
talked
about
in
the
past.
We've
just
started
the
case
investigation
tool
within
there.
It
has
occupation,
it
has
about
25
different
indicators
related
to
more
surgically
understanding
where
somebody
was
at
a
location,
pool,
restaurant
bar,
etc,
and
then
also
we
have
another
100
case
investigators
and
contact
tracers
coming
on
this
week.
B
Additionally,
we're
training
all
the
contact
tracers
to
also
be
case
investigators,
because
that
was
the
bottleneck,
so
we're
at
a
really
good
place
in
nevada
right
now,
if
we
need
to
increase
that,
we
will.
Thank
you
thanks
folks.
We
have
time
for
a
couple
more
questions.
If
we
could
just
try
to
keep
it
to
one
question,
each
please,
governor,
the
secretary
of
state
has
expressed
some
interest
in
moving
back
to
an
in-person
election.
This
november,
obviously
we're
less
than
100
days.
We
need
to
make
a
decision
soon.
Do
you
support
that
decision.
A
A
It's
very
important
to
me
that
every
citizen
in
the
state
of
nevada
is
allowed
the
opportunity
to
vote
in
a
safe,
effective
manner
that
they
don't
have
to
be
in
line
until
two
three
four
o'clock
in
the
morning
to
cast
their
ballot.
I
don't
know
what
we'll
be
experiencing
in
october
november
in
terms
of
this
virus,
but
I
certainly
want
the
ability
for
all
citizens
to
be
able
to
vote
and
know
that
they
don't
have
to
decide
between
exposing
themselves
to
covet
and
casting
a
ballot
when
it
comes
to
the
election.
A
B
Thanks
and
I
think
we'll
have
time
for
the
last
three
that
are
in
line
here
in
regards
to
schools,
the
president
says
he
wants
them.
Open.
You've
got
several
schools
that
are
coming
out
with
mixed
plans.
What
are
your
thoughts
on
the
coming
school
year
and
your
preference.
A
Schools
are
extremely
important
to
me.
Obviously
our
kids
need
to
get
back
to
school.
They
need
to
get
back
to
being
educated.
We've
got
a
multitude
of
issues.
There,
you've
got
the
the
students
you've
got
the
teachers
you've
got
the
parents,
you've
got
the
employees
that
work
there.
You've
got
other
issues
that
are
associated
with
the
schools.
If
the
schools
aren't
open,
you've
got
a
nutrition
situation
for
the
kids.
You've
got
a
daycare
situation
for
the
kids
we
gave
after
meeting
with
the
superintendents
from
all
17
counties.
A
Most
of
them
have
done
that
already
and
submitted
the
plan
to
superintendent
ebert
who,
by
the
way,
has
done
an
absolutely
remarkable
job
working
our
way
through
this
and
guiding
them.
Some
have
not
done
that.
Yet.
I
understand
there
are
issues,
as
I
said,
with
whether
it's
meals,
whether
it's
daycare,
whether
it's
transportation.
A
I
just
hope
that
the
schools
get
to
that
quickly
to
give
the
parents
some
certainty,
but
I
want
to
make
sure
that
the
students
are
in
a
safe
environment.
So.
A
A
Yeah,
I
I'm
not
going
to
weigh
in
on
that,
because
I
don't
want
to
influence
the
superintendents
of
the
various
districts.
I
mean
the
districts
are
separate
when
my
wife
and
I
drove
up
here
the
last
time.
The
number
of
students
that
are
in
a
school
in
lovelock
is
nowhere
near
the
number
of
students
that
are
in
a
classroom
in
clark
or
washoe
they're
different
everybody's
different,
and
that
needs
to
be
taken
into
account.
A
That's
why
we
gave
the
various
school
districts
the
flexibility
to
make
those
decisions
on
their
own,
and
then
they
have
a
plan
in
terms
of
how
to
deal
with
it,
but
we
are
doing
a
couple
things.
We
are
working
now
to
purchase
more
ppe
for
those
schools
that
are
going
to
be
going
in
person
and
to
provide
testing
for
the
folks
that
are
going
in
whether
the
faculty
or
the
administration
needs
it
or
whatnot,
so
we're
continuing
to
be
involved.
B
B
A
I
think
what
you're
seeing
when
it
comes
to
opening
schools
is
what
I
see
on
a
daily
basis,
with
this
plethora
of
decisions
that
we
have
to
make.
I
mean
you
get
two
experts
that
are
giving
you
different
opinions.
Some
people
will
say
that
you
know
everybody
who's
got
an
educated
opinion,
will
tell
you
wearing
a
mask
or
face
covering
is
effective.
Some
will
tell
you
that
six
feet
in
a
restaurant.
A
You
don't
need
if
you're
outside
others
will
tell
you
that
you
do,
they
will
tell
you
that
you
should
only
have
25
capacity,
not
50.,
there's
plenty
of
room
for
different
opinions
and
that's
what
we've
gotten
on
this
the
school
situation.
Everybody
has
different
parameters.
I
think
that
they're
dealing
with
I
mean
for
some
folks.
The
daycare
is
not
a
situation
or
the
nutrition
is
not
a
situation
for
others.
It's
the
most
important
thing
about
the
school
day.
A
I
saw
that
the
naia
is
eliminated,
fall
sports
they're,
going
to
put
them
all
in
the
spring,
which
I
think
shows
that
they're
they're
concerned
about
it.
You
saw
what
happened
today
with
major
league
baseball.
I
think
the
marlins
had
14
people
test
positive.
You
know
and
they're
pretty
restrictive
on
these
folks.
So
there's
a
lot
to
be
concerned
about
we're
following
it
very
very
closely.
A
A
B
Great
and
we'll
take
this
as
the
last
question
governor
all
right,
governor,
you
say
you're
moving
away
from
phasing.
I
know
we
had
phase
two
possibility
of
a
phase
three,
so
you
say
you
have
a
new
directive
right
anything
you
can
tell
the
public
just
about.
What's
going
to
be
in
that
new
direction,.
A
Well,
yeah,
what
is
important
to
me
and
you
know
in
the
previous
directives,
we
closed
all
the
bars.
You
know
when
we
got
to
a
certain
point
in
hindsight
I
don't
know
if
that
was
the
fairest
way
to
do
it,
because
I
had
a
lot
of
bars
that
I'm
being
told
were
extremely
proactive
and
extremely
effective
in
terms
of
mitigating
and
taking
the
appropriate
protocols.
Others
just
kind
of
let
whatever
happened
happen
and
that's
what
I
need
to
do.
A
I
need
to
get
away
from
I'm
tired
of
educating
I'm
tired
of
ambassadors
that
deal
with
this
stuff.
I'm
tired
of
information
officers.
I
need
enforcement
officers
that
are
going
to
go
out
and
punish
the
bad
guys
and
not
punish
the
good
guys.
That's
why
I
give
chairman
kirkpatrick
an
incredible
amount
of
credit
and
in
bob
lucy
credit
in
in
washroom,
but
the
some
of
the
municipalities
and
I'm
going
to
be
very
candid:
it's
not
a
joke.
A
This
isn't
a
joke
when
somebody's
wearing
a
doily
on
their
face
and
says
that
that's
a
mask
or
another
city
council
person
says
I
don't
want
them
coming
into
my
area
to
mom
and
pop
businesses
and
closing
anybody
down.
Well,
they
know
what
the
rules
are
and
they
need
to
be
treated
the
same
way
as
everybody
else
does.
The
violators
need
to
be
punished
and
those
that
are
following
the
rules
need
to
be
rewarded
allowed
to
keep
open,
and
if
everybody
sticks
with
that,
we'll
be
a
lot
better
off.
A
A
B
Of
one,
while
we're
speaking
just
a
question
about
the
eviction
moratorium,
it's
september
1st,
as
we
progress
here
closer
to
that
date,
is
there
any
thinking
about
delaying
that.
A
Yeah,
well,
that's
something
that
we'll
probably
be
looking
at
during
the
legislative
special
session
coming
up
the
rent
assistance.
I
think
we
had
3
000
people
applied
on
the
first
day,
but
there's
more
money
available
for
those
that
didn't
apply.
So
I
encourage
everybody
to
do
that.
This
is
all
in
a
state
of
flux,
whether
it's
that
rental
assistance
money.
It's
the
eviction
moratorium,
it's
the
unemployment
money,
that's
coming
in
whether
it's
going
to
stay
at
600
get
reduced.
Those
are
issues
that
we're
going
to
have
to
face
on
a
daily
basis.
A
B
C
Thank
you
bill
for
the
question,
so
we
have
been
monitoring.
In
fact,
we
had
a
conference
call
this
morning
with
the
state
testing
chief
to
discuss
this
I'll
say
that
testing
volume
has
increased
tremendously
and
I
and
I'm
I
could
probably
tell
you
the
numbers
for
today,
but
there
there
are
thousands
of
tests
a
day
that
are
going
in
through
the
system
and
we
are
regularly
looking
for
ways
to
decrease
the
the
burden
on
the
public
health
system
and
we
have
a
statewide
contract
with
one
private
provider
right
now.
C
Who's
got
a
couple
of
innovative
solutions.
That'll
help
us
with
that,
especially
at
public
institutions,
where
we
can
use
different
kinds
of
testing
there,
as
well
as
ensuring
that
we
have
point
of
care
testing
at
our
nursing
facilities
and-
and
I
believe
we
had
14
nursing
homes
in
the
state
that
just
received
rapid
tests.
C
So
those
are
those
are
facilities
that
will
not
be
sending
their
tests
through
public
labs
and
and
they
have
a
high
frequency
of
staff
and
and
residents
that
they
need
to
test
and
we're
working
with
through
dpbh,
the
division
of
public
and
behavioral
health.
We're
working
with
a
a
number
of
remaining
nursing
homes
to
make
sure
that
they
get
the
point
of
care
rapid
testing
as
well.
So
to
answer
your
question:
yes,
it's
something
that
is
we
are.
C
We
are
working
on
on
a
daily
basis
that
the
governor
has
has
made
testing
a
foundation
a
cornerstone
of
his
reopening
plan,
because
we
have
to
identify
who
is
positive
with
the
virus,
so
that
julia
and
her
team
can
do
contact
tracing
and
we
are
working
just
as
hard
as
we
can
to
get
those
numbers
down
on
the
turnaround
and
and
trying
to
expand
the
the
group
of
of
labs
that
are
processing
those
tests
as
much
as
we
possibly
can.
Okay,
thanks
very
much.
A
B
B
Okay,
governor
caleb,
do
you
believe
that
the
mask
policy
is
actually
working?
The
governor
hinted
at
there's
a
lot
of
theories
out
there.
C
So
not
a
statistician,
but
I
do
know
that
correlation
is
not
causality
and
in
statistics,
and
it's
really
hard
to
determine
those
things.
However,
I
will
say
based
on
the
best
analysis,
from
the
best
minds
in
the
state
that
are
looking
at
these
things
on
a
daily
basis.
I
absolutely
believe
that
the
mask
directive
and
the
the
subsequent
directives
have
made
the
impact
that
we're
seeing
right
now.
C
I
I'll
echo
the
governor,
where
we're
hoping
and
looking
to
continue
to
see
these
these
very
good
numbers
that
are
improving
numbers
that
we've
seen
over
the
last
four
days,
but
I
I
I
don't
see
any
way
around
it,
there's
nothing
that
has
changed
if
you
consider
in
the
fourth
of
july,
which
we
anticipated
an
uptick
from
there.
These
directives,
I
believe,
are
having
are
making
a
difference.
I'd
also
say
this
is
something
that
my
colleague
julia
speaks
about.
C
Often
is
the
directives
are
important,
but
the
enforcement
numbers
that
we
see
have
been
increasing
and
improving
as
well.
So
the
directives
are
important
because
they
actually
have
science
science-based
approach
to
reducing
the
spread
of
the
the
the
virus,
but
making
sure
that
business
and
industry
and
chair
kirkpatrick,
as
you
called
out
a
moment
ago
and
chair
lucy
and
folks
from
around
the
state,
are
actually
taking
the
enforcement
seriously.
C
A
You
know
I
want
to
stress
that
when
you
listen
to
whether
it's
dr
gottlieb
or
dr
burks
or
dr
fauci,
they
all
recommend
wearing
masks,
they're
unanimous
in
recommending
worrying
masks.
The
only
one
that
don't
want
to
wear
masks
is,
unfortunately,
the
president
isn't
wearing
them
enough
and
people
that
I
don't
know
they
look
up
on
google
or
something
and
they
you
know,
know
the
size
of
molecules
that
are
coming
out
of
your
mouth.
It
doesn't
work
it
doesn't.
A
That
argument
makes
no
sense.
I
mean
to
have
a
protest
and
about
wearing
masks
is
ridiculous.
I
wear
a
mask
for
all
of
you
and
you
wear
a
mask
for
me.
That's
what
this
is
about.
That's
why
we
wear
masks
it
works.
Now
I
can
attest
dr
fauci
will
admit
to
it.
He's
not
the
greatest
he's
a
phenomenal
doctor,
not
the
best
pitcher
in
the
world.
A
A
A
I
wish
I
got
the
same
amount
of
assistance
from
some
of
the
municipalities
where
some
of
the
problems
are,
but
we're
going
to
start
doing
now,
some
zip
code
analysis
and
send
in
inspectors
and
enforcement
officers.
We
have
to
I'm
not
sending
in
ambassadors
and
I'm
not
sending
in
training
professionals
in
how
to
wear
a
mask.
I
think
they
know
that
by
this
time-
and
I
expect
them
to
comply
and
to
help
us
out
here
we're
in
this
together.
A
If
I've
got
one
municipality,
that's
not
enforcing
these
laws,
everybody
suffers
and
if
they
want
to
be
responsible
that
we're
going
to
have
to
reduce
capacity
in
restaurants
or
close
gyms
or
close
water
parks
or
close
lawns
or
whatever
it's
be
it's
because
of
stubbornness,
and
that's
not
fair
to
everybody
else.
That's
all.
Thank
you.
Thanks.
Everybody.