Indy Video: Las Vegas Strip, once teeming with tourists, all but abandoned during pandemic

With the spread of COVID-19 Gov. Steve Sisolak has closed all non-essential businesses across the state to help slow the spread of the virus. The normally bustling Las Vegas Strip now resembles something closer to a ghost town, with billboards that used to advertise fancy clothes, restaurants and shows now asking people to stay home and wash their hands.
The Nevada Independent captures the scene.

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