Governor: Hole up for 2 weeks, if you can

With the coronavirus surging in Nevada and nearly every state in the nation, Gov. Steve Sisolak urged people Tuesday to “to operate in a ‘Stay at Home 2.0’ mentality to get things under control so our public health response infrastructure can catch up.”

Citing more than 1,300 cases a day in Nevada over the most recent seven day period and hospitalization rates not seen since August, Sisolak urged Nevadans to stay home as much as possible.

Sisolak did not announce any new restrictions Tuesday, saying the spread of covid can be reduced without closing businesses or industries.

The awkwardness of telling Nevadans to stay home while keeping the resort industry open was not lost on reporters during Sisolak’s remarks, which were made from Carson City.

Riley Snyder with the question of the day at Sisolak presser. If Nevadans have to stay home are you asking out-of-staters to stay away? Sisolak answers: NO!… but wear a mask.

— Anjeanette Damon (@AnjeanetteDamon) November 11, 2020

As the virus surges nationwide, multiple states, have reinstated or added new restrictions to try to contain the spread. Tuesday, for instance, Minnesota Democratic Gov. Walz announced bars and restaurants will have to end in-person service from 10 p.m., and Republican Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a mask mandate.

The seven-day average for new cases in the U.S. is nearly 119,000. Covid hospitalization cases reported in the nation hit a record of 60,000 Tuesday. Public health officials warn December and January will be the worst months of the pandemic so far, and experts predict new cases will exceed 200,000 a day in the U.S. in the coming weeks.

While the nation grapples with the spiking pandemic, President Donald Trump has had little to say about the subject, focusing instead on claiming, falsely and with no evidence, that he won the election.