I-MGM iyiqembu elikhulukazi leCasino Resort e-Las Vegas elibeka inkambiso yemboni yezivakashi zase-Las Vegas eyizigidigidi zama-Dollar esebenza amahora angu-24 ngosuku, izinsuku ezingu-7 ngesonto. ILas Vegas ayivali, ngaphandle kwalapho iCoronavirus ihlasela idolobha kanye nemboni yezokuvakasha neyokuvakasha.

I-MGM isingatha imihlangano nezingqungquthela eziningi futhi ibonakala njengomholi obalulekile ngaphandle kweCesars Group edolobheni.

ICoronavirus ilethe iMGM emadolweni abo.

NgoMashi 17 izindawo zokungcebeleka ezilandelayo zizovalwa. Amakhasino azovala kakade kusasa, uMsombuluko Mashi 16;

Izimbangi ze-MGM uSands osebenzisa izindawo zokungcebeleka ezinkulu njenge-Venetian zizohlala zivulekile, kodwa yonke imicimbi yokuzijabulisa yayikhanseliwe.

Isitatimende esilandelayo sikhishwe ngu UJim Murren, USihlalo kanye ne-CEO ye-MGM Resorts:

“Njengoba ubhubhane lwe-coronavirus lukhula ngamandla e-United States ngaphezulu ngesonto eledlule, abantu base-MGM Resorts basebenzele ukuzama ukuthola indlela yokuqhubeka nokuletha impatho ephezulu nesipiliyoni sokuzijabulisa ezivakashini zethu kuyilapho begcina abasebenzi bethu benza imisebenzi abayithandayo endaweni ephephile. Ukwamukela abantu abavela emhlabeni wonke yilokho esikwenzayo, futhi abasebenzi bethu banokuziqhenya okukhulu ngomsebenzi wabo.

Naphezu kokuzibophezela kwethu ekunikeleni izinsiza ezengeziwe zokuhlanza nokuthuthukisa impilo enhle, kuyilapho senza izinqumo ezinzima zokuvala izici ezithile zokusebenza kwethu, manje sekubonakala ukuthi lena inkinga yezempilo yomphakathi edinga isinyathelo esikhulu esihlangene uma sizonciphisa ukuqhubeka kwayo.

Ngokunjalo, sizovala zonke zethu Las Vegas izakhiwo njenge NgoLwesibili, ngo-Mashi 17^th, ukuze kuzuze abasebenzi bethu, izivakashi, nemiphakathi. Lesi yisikhathi sokungaqiniseki ezweni lakithi nasembulungeni yonke futhi kumele sonke senze ingxenye yethu ukunqanda ukubhebhetheka kwaleli gciwane. Sizohlela ukuvula kabusha izindawo zethu zokungcebeleka ngokushesha nje lapho sekuphephile ukwenza kanjalo futhi sizoqhubeka nokweseka abasebenzi bethu, izivakashi kanye nemiphakathi ngayo yonke indlela esingakwazi ngayo kulesi sikhathi sokuvalwa.”

I-MGM Resorts ngeke ithathele abafikayo ukubhuka ngaphambi kwalokho Kwangathi 1, kodwa sicela ubukele ku-www.mgmresorts.com ukuze uthole ulwazi lwakamuva. Imininingwane ngezinqubo zokuvala, imigqa yesikhathi kanye nezinye izindaba ezihlobene nalesi simemezelo izotholakala.

LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:

“As the coronavirus pandemic has intensified in the United States over the past week, the people of MGM Resorts have worked to try to find a way to continue delivering high-quality hospitality and entertainment experiences for our guests while keeping our employees doing the jobs they love in a safe environment.
We will plan to reopen our resorts as soon as it safe to do so and we will continue to support our employees, guests, and communities in every way that we can during this period of closure.
This is a time of uncertainty across our country and the globe and we must all do our part to curtail the spread of this virus.