LAS VEGAS, March 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Wynn Resorts CEO
Matt Maddox (Nasdaq:
WYNN) announces safety program and policy updates related to
the COVID-19 pandemic.
STATEMENT FROM MATT MADDOX, CEO
OF WYNN RESORTS:
It has been just a week since we announced operational changes
designed to keep our guests and employees safe during this global
pandemic. In the news, we read of families painfully affected
by the coronavirus, and so we quickly instituted paid sick days for
any employees that may require physician-mandated
quarantine.
We've further reflected on the responsibility that businesses
such as Wynn Resorts must play during a time like this. In
combination with what my team has learned through our meetings with
our public health consultants and officials, I've recognized we
need to temporarily implement fundamental changes to our
business.
Every scientific and health authority I've spoken to has focused
on the need for social distancing, which is to say, creating
sufficient space between each of us to impede the spread of the
coronavirus. This isn't simply a good idea; it is essential,
and not forever, but certainly for now.
Consequently, Wynn Resorts, beginning throughout this weekend,
will temporarily cancel all large entertainment gatherings.
This includes our buffets, nightclubs and theaters in Las Vegas and Boston. We are going
to continue to pay our full-time employees that work in these
spaces. We will monitor the situation to determine any
additional action that may be required.
In addition, we will be screening for temperature using
non-invasive thermal cameras at all our entrances. In
our gaming areas and dining establishments, we will create
appropriate distancing between guests at gaming devices and dining
tables, while still delivering the service levels our guests expect
and deserve.
I want to thank our employees and business partners for their
willingness to join us in making such challenging decisions so
quickly.
For additional information and updates, please visit
www.wynninfo.com or www.encorebostoninfo.com.
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