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Cellphone Data Shows How Las Vegas Is “Gambling With Lives” Across the Country

Las Vegas has been open for several months, and is considered a hot spot where COVID-19 is widespread. The tracking of the contacters is literally impossible because American tourists are returning.

August 18, 2020 5:00 am (Japan time)

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Regarding COVID-19, what happened in Las Vegas will not stay in Las Vegas.

Social health experts have pointed out that Las Vegas's casinos were resumed on June 4 and could be a source of new Coronavirus. However, if tourists return and then diagnosed with COVID-19, there is a limit to the tracking of the pandemic, and it is almost impossible to discover such an outbreak.

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The tracking of the contacters, one of the keys to preventing pandemic, is a wor k-consuming process that tracks people in contact with infected people and take measures to prevent the spread of infection. According to Joshua Mishow, a pidulin scholar of the Kaiser Family Foundation and public health policy assistant director. This system has been decentralized and is operated by local health authorities. Misho says that even if "collective infection" or "super diffusion" occurs in the casino, the contact for predictions will not be able to detect it.

"In the current design, contact trackers do not look for clusters that can detect a group generation related to visiting casinos and other specific places," says Misho. Because we are not doing thorough search, there is a possibility that such events may be overlooked. " To answer such questions, there is no contact tracking.

A new analysis of smartphone data outsourced by Propublica shows how strong the connection between the visitors and the country to Las Vegas is, raising concerns about the restrictions on the tracking of contact over the state. X-Mode and Tectoronix analyzed the round trip to Las Vegas for four days from Friday to Monday in mid-July. To comply with the Personal Information Protection Law, X-Mode collects data from smartphone users, especially users who use fitness apps and weather forecast apps that track location information. This data covers about 5 % of US smartphone users. Tectoronix analyzed this data and visualized on a map.

In four days, about 26. 000 devices were found on the Las Vegas strip. In the same four days, smartphones were found in all states, except for the main state. In the same four days, about 3. 700 units in Southern California, about 2. 700 units including Phoenix in Arizona, about 1, 000 units in Texas, more than 800 Milwaukey, Detroit, Chicago, and more than 100 devices in New York. It was discovered.

Oscar Alaine, a epidemiologist and Chief Program Officer of the National Association of Health in Country Health (National Association of Health), said Oscar Alainer, Chief Program Officer. "It makes sense that the number of patients is increasing because people are very easy to move."

Thousands of Vegas Visitors Went All Over the Country, Smartphone Data Shows

In mi d-July, about 26. 000 mobile phones were found in the Las Vegas strip in four days. In the same four days, thousands of terminals found on the strip were found in thousands of cities in the United States, including the mainlands, including the mainlands, except for the mainland. The area where the device has been tracked is orange and highlighted. The deeper the brilliance, the more devices are concentrated in the area.

The data was provided by X-Mode and was analyzed and visualized by Tectoronix.

According to Kimberly Hartin, the chief of epidemiology and illness in Nevada's southern health districts, including Las Vegas, said, "Usually, health authorities are contacting each other at the state level, but how often in Las Vegas resort customers. There is no record to know if the infection is occurring.

In his text, COVID-19 cannot get perfect images in real time. Five months since Las Vegas resumed work, the number of daily cases of Cobid-19 was 10 times. Currently, more than 50 cases are recorded around Clark. The number of freshly infected people per day has decreased, but the number of infected people around Clark in Las Vegas is still the highest, so Harvard University Mas Health does not recommend leaving home. (There is no such order in real time).

According to Hertin's book, it is difficult for microorganisms to catch up with contact. The incubation period lasts for two months, and as a result, a specific person will return home at the fastest when a tourist who arrives in Las Vegas notices a microorganism. According to Hertin text, the infected key "almost impossible" is modified.

Efforts to track the contacters are basically guaranteed that the infected person will not be infected with others, and concentrate on those who have been identified to identify the infection source. Heartin said. "Once this microorganism is spreading among residents, it is not easy to come to a conclusion such as cluster and outbreak."

In addition, the highest regional health center can track cases of people's illness in the jurisdiction area. "For example, when digestive rods and Salmonella are related to salads and onions, but COVID-19 will affect hundreds of people. Put the load.

Experts in the field of social hygiene actually say that there are a certain number of main factors to maintain COVID-19: Public distance and masks surrounded by others, microorganisms. Abundant and timely testing, tracking contracts, and isolation of infected people to encourage those who have come into contact with infected people to separate them. Reducing unnecessary outings and walking can help suppress microorganisms.

In some cases, the casino says that they will have a personal Contc h-function when they identify the situation in which they actually attended the hotel and had the opportunity to infect them. MGM Resorts International, which owns Bellagio, Aria, Mandalay Bay, etc., is a unique security project, and if the guests are not infected with the guests, guests will be guests. I am asking to tell.

MGM has stated Propurica about its own efforts to provide security. However, the company did not disclose how much he received telecommunications. MGM also rejected the fact that Cobid 19 microorganisms were likely to have been infected in one of their own land, and refused to mention how much they were notified to the South Nevada honey honey.

According to Miha's textbooks, the political figure of MGM matches what guests need to graffiti at the company via an electrical mail, which is later in medical care. -This is a "many" steps of chains that can be overlooked. "If someone leaks the test, returns home, and does not get a response from the electrical mail, this is not to receive the Infa."

According to Heartin, afternoon health in Nevada has been reported from a casino for illness. However, the obtained data cannot easily identify which resort has occurred. According to her text, this could be a backlog when the microorganism turned into a decrease.

Since the opening resumed, the customer to Las Vegas has grown uselessly. Almost everyone was traveling from the neighboring state, and in June, more than 1 million passengers were detained, and in fact, on e-quarter of the year in 2019. Air traffic all over the country decreased, decreasing 80 % yea r-o n-year in June.

According to AlleyN textbooks, the data test purchased from mobile phone support indicates a way that travel to Las Vegas can promote pandemic diffusion. "In this heat related to the opening and recovery of financial work, we are only spreading and improving this disease."

“Gambling With Lives”

Propabrica talked to a six social health expert, which is called the increase in the risk of COVID-19. They are in a closed room, are potentially crowded, and are filled with risks. According to experts, casinos are most likely to be a Calorie environment of COVID-19.

"John Hopkins Protection Center Crystal Watson, a senior science staff member, said," There is a possibility of spreading microorganisms. Up to 40 % of the infected COVID-19, there are almost no signs. "We are the same. I have seen a large outbreak in the situation, "she says.

On July 4, people who play slot machines at a hotel in Las Vegas Dot and Strut Casino. (John Rocure/AP Photo)

Las Vegas workers are also worried about the spread of germs. Ralph Macabre calls the kitchen where he works at Binion's Cafe a "melting pot" for employees. The cafe is located inside Binion's Gambling Hall on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas. During his shift, Macabre works "almost elbow to elbow" with two fellow chefs, making ham and eggs, hamburger burgers, and cowboy cheese sandwiches. "It's hard to maintain social distance," he says.

Pasta actually has diabetes, which puts him at higher risk for COVID-19. He still lives near his elderly mother, who is also in an elevated risk group. Binion's company did not test him for COVID-19 before he returned to work, which MacAthlete could not determine. He wrote that the situation will calm down once initial and further testing of him and his colleagues is carried out. The longer the epidemic continues, the more anxiety he will have to manage. "My excitement is just intense," he said.

Binion's representative did not respond to a request for comment.

Nevada regulators have established the minimum stereotype of Covid-19 defense, but casinos have been able to choose almost any protective measure to the nightmare of many employees. This is not surprising, since gambling companies have a great influence on Nevada politicians.

Las Vegas is called a big city, and its economy depends on tourism. In a disjointed and contradictory interview with Anderson, CNN, and CNN, Carolyn Goodman of the "control group" of the experience during the Las Vegas shutdown operation claimed. "How do you understand if you don't have a control group?" she asked the question. "We offered a freeze with a control group."

Regarding the adjustment in Nevada, historian Michael Green of the Nevada Institute in Las Vegas says one way: The casino industry is a liability that wags the dog.

From the beginning of the Covid-19 casino exposure, they really worked differently. Legal capacity to remain calm is limited. Employees are checked daily for symptoms. The slot machines and gaming tables are blanked out at friend-of-friend distances. Dialers and players are separated by plexiglass, and hand-washing and sanitizing stations have been installed throughout.

In other words, however, regulatory authorities have acknowledged that casinos take the same measures as each state in order to respond to coronovirus. Initially, it was not obliged to wear indoor masks, one of the basic preventive measures recommended by public health experts. Since the number of COVID-19 infected people began to increase, the Democratic Governor Steve Sisolak has ordered the public, especially everyone in the room, to cover his face. In some counties, including Clark, the bar was closed.

Corporate business plans were diverse. For example, Win Resorts obliged all employees, but MGM did not. The employees also told Publica that the established standards were enforced. According to them, smokers and drinkers still can enter without mouse caps.

A Bellagio employee owned by MGM Resorts International has cleaned the prexiglass wall at the opening of the casino on June 4. (Steve Marcus/ Reuters)

Workers are most seeking security. According to a culinary association, the largest union representing Las Vegas's hospitality workers, in the first weeks after resuming, customers do not wear masks, keep their distance, and casinos It is said that dozens of cases have not been prepared for workers. In late June, the union filed several companies for not protecting workers. Unions and companies cooperate, cleaning, social distance, han d-washing standards, reports within 24 hours in case of possibility of being exposed to viruses, and tests to confirm compliance. The governor signed a bill that stipulated.

The employees also questioned the casino's efforts to track their contacts. Jessica Bremar's experience was part of a litigation that was later settled by a cooking union. In mid-June, Bremer (not the employer) learned that one of Guy Fieri's Vegas Kitchen & Amp; Amp; bar had a COVID-19 positive reaction. Cooking Bremer said that Halaz's owner, Casino German, a major employee, said that the Link, owned by Halers, did not take any action to protect her and other employees. < SPAN>, but in other words, regulatory authorities have acknowledged that casinos will take the same measures as each state in order to respond to colonovirus. Initially, it was not obliged to wear indoor masks, one of the basic preventive measures recommended by public health experts. Since the number of COVID-19 infected people began to increase, the Democratic Governor Steve Sisolak has ordered the public, especially everyone in the room, to cover his face. In some counties, including Clark, the bar was closed.

Corporate business plans were diverse. For example, Win Resorts obliged all employees, but MGM did not. The employees also told Publica that the established standards were enforced. According to them, smokers and drinkers still can enter without mouse caps.

A Bellagio employee owned by MGM Resorts International has cleaned the prexiglass wall at the opening of the casino on June 4. (Steve Marcus/ Reuters)

Workers are most seeking security. According to a culinary association, the largest union representing Las Vegas's hospitality workers, in the first weeks after resuming, customers do not wear masks, keep their distance, and casinos It is said that dozens of cases have not been prepared for workers. In late June, the union filed several companies for not protecting workers. Unions and companies cooperate, cleaning, social distance, han d-washing standards, reports within 24 hours in case of possibility of being exposed to viruses, and tests to confirm compliance. The governor signed a bill that stipulated.

The employees also questioned the casino's efforts to track their contacts. Jessica Bremar's experience was part of a litigation that was later settled by a cooking union. In mid-June, Bremer (not the employer) learned that one of Guy Fieri's Vegas Kitchen & Amp; Amp; bar had a COVID-19 positive reaction. Cooking Bremer said that Halaz's owner, Casino German, a major employee, said that the Link, owned by Halers, did not take any action to protect her and other employees. In other words, however, regulatory authorities have acknowledged that casinos take the same measures as each state in order to respond to coronovirus. Initially, it was not obliged to wear indoor masks, one of the basic preventive measures recommended by public health experts. Since the number of COVID-19 infected people began to increase, the Democratic Governor Steve Sisolak has ordered the public, especially everyone in the room, to cover his face. In some counties, including Clark, the bar was closed.

Corporate business plans were diverse. For example, Win Resorts obliged all employees, but MGM did not. The employees also told Publica that the established standards were enforced. According to them, smokers and drinkers still can enter without mouse caps.

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A Bellagio employee owned by MGM Resorts International has cleaned the prexiglass wall at the opening of the casino on June 4. (Steve Marcus/ Reuters)

Workers are most seeking security. According to a culinary association, the largest union representing Las Vegas's hospitality workers, in the first weeks after resuming, customers do not wear masks, keep their distance, and casinos It is said that dozens of cases have not been prepared for workers. In late June, the union filed several companies for not protecting workers. Unions and companies cooperate, cleaning, social distance, han d-washing standards, reports within 24 hours in case of possibility of being exposed to viruses, and tests to confirm compliance. The governor signed a bill that stipulated.

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The employees also questioned the casino's efforts to track their contacts. Jessica Bremar's experience was part of a litigation that was later settled by a cooking union. In mid-June, Bremer (not the employer) learned that one of Guy Fieri's Vegas Kitchen & Amp; Amp; bar had a COVID-19 positive reaction. Cooking Bremer said that Halaz's owner, Casino German, a major employee, said that the Link, owned by Halers, did not take any action to protect her and other employees.

Bremer learned that his colleague had a positive reaction and went to work. However, she told her boss that it was difficult to work. A 35-year-old Bremer has a self-immune disease called multiple sclerosis, and is susceptible to severe cases of COVID-19. According to the complaint, one boss said, "I have to endure," and another boss said, "Keep working." She heard that the company's security team would determine an employee who could be dangerous by contact with infected employees. Bremer didn't like it. "The guards are not medical training." It should be a medical specialist or a COVID training to judge what is safe and dangerous. "

She told her and other colleagues to go to work that day after knowing that Bremer had recently worked on the same shift as an infected employee. According to her, employees opposed them, and many employees refused to go to work the next day, so the restaurant was closed for 10 days. It is said that employees were paid for employees during the holidays.

Other casino employees have similar claims in the lawsuit. Publica contacted Saesters officials and asked what Bremar told the restaurant closure. The company has avoided speaking about Bremar's remarks, but has issued a statement that "has introduced a comprehensive tracking program that utilizes our advanced monitoring, security and personnel management skills." According to the statement, "comprehensive" security measures have been implemented at each base, and it is allowed to delay returning to highly dangerous employees and employees who do not want to return to work.

According to the Nevada State Health and Welfare Bureau Spokesman, 337 inhabitants other than Nevada in June and July showed a positive response of COVID-19. State authorities have been suspected of being infected while visiting Nevada, and has confirmed 10 outsiders who have returned to COVID-19 after returning to Japan. Public health experts say that these numbers are underestimating the scale of the problem. "State figures are certainly" underestimated, "" said Alein, an epidemiologist of the County Health Association. < SPAN> Bremer learned that his colleague had a positive reaction and went to work. However, she told her boss that it was difficult to work. A 35-year-old Bremer has a self-immune disease called multiple sclerosis, and is susceptible to severe cases of COVID-19. According to the complaint, one boss said, "I have to endure," and another boss said, "Keep working." She heard that the company's security team would determine an employee who could be dangerous by contact with infected employees. Bremer didn't like it. "The guards are not under medical training." It should be a medical specialist or a person who has been trained by COVID to judge what is safe and dangerous. "

She told her and other colleagues to go to work that day after knowing that Bremer had recently worked on the same shift as an infected employee. According to her, employees opposed them, and many employees refused to go to work the next day, so the restaurant was closed for 10 days. It is said that employees were paid for employees during the holidays.

Help Us Continue Reporting on COVID-19

Are you a medical professional? Are you working for a local government agency involved in public defense? Did you or your family have a personal injury? What to treat or behave like a professional to make sure we are not making mistakes.

According to the Nevada State Health and Welfare Bureau Spokesman, 337 inhabitants other than Nevada in June and July showed a positive response of COVID-19. State authorities have been suspected of being infected while visiting Nevada, and has confirmed 10 outsiders who have returned to COVID-19 after returning to Japan. Public health experts say that these numbers are underestimating the scale of the problem. "State figures are certainly" underestimated, "" said Alein, an epidemiologist of the County Health Association. Bremer learned that his colleague had a positive reaction and went to work. However, she told her boss that it was difficult to work. A 35-year-old Bremer has a self-immune disease called multiple sclerosis, and is susceptible to severe cases of COVID-19. According to the complaint, one boss said, "I have to endure," and another boss said, "Keep working." She heard that the company's security team would determine an employee who could be dangerous by contact with infected employees. Bremer didn't like it. "The guards are not medical training." It should be a medical specialist or a COVID training to judge what is safe and dangerous. "

  • Other casino employees have similar claims in the lawsuit. Publica contacted Saesters officials and asked what Bremar told the restaurant closure. The company has avoided speaking about Bremar's remarks, but has issued a statement that "has introduced a comprehensive tracking program that utilizes our advanced monitoring, security and personnel management skills." According to the statement, "comprehensive" security measures have been implemented at each base, and it is allowed to delay returning to highly dangerous employees and employees who do not want to return to work.
  • Las Vegas resumes is a "gambling that bets on life," says Michelet Tark, a labor hygiene historian of the University of Southern California. Until the COVID-19 mounting rate has begun to rise, she says that the government has set its own health plan and not to oblige masks, which is equivalent to gambling. "The employer is playing with the lives of the workers in order to make a profit." But workers are playing in their own life.
  • According to Keskino Kak, the risk is much higher than the risk associated with school resuming. At school, students and teachers of the same group interact every day and live in the same area. Therefore, the infection will occur in this group, and, perhaps in that family. However, casinos gather from all over the country and are divided into new groups every day. And they return to places throughout the country. So Las Vegas says, "There is a possibility that the spread of the disease may be significantly promoted."

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