Business owners remember COVID-19 shutdowns on 4-year anniversary of the order
Posted on AllSides March 18th, 2024
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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Just four years ago, Saint Patrick's Day celebrations looked a lot different. On March 17, 2020, then Gov. Steve Sisolak ordered all non-essential businesses to close statewide to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus. “Nobody’s on the Strip. There was nobody, there was nothing. Was that shocking to see? Yeah, it was," said 12-year Las Vegas resident Alma Escorcia. Escorcia said she lost her job as a bus driver shortly after the pandemic began. “I was literally out, I was practically unemployed, so I had...