LAS VEGAS, March 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- MGM Resorts
International (the "Company" or "MGM Resorts") today informed
guests and employees that the Southern Nevada Health District has
confirmed a case of the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) involving a
guest at The Mirage. The Company released the following
statement:
"We were informed that an individual from New York who was a guest at The Mirage and an
attendee of the Women of Power Summit from March 5-8 has tested positive for
coronavirus. Upon learning of the individual's symptoms,
Mirage staff worked in coordination with the state health district
to implement MGM Resorts' health and safety protocol.
Professional cleaners with expertise in this area are deep
cleaning and sanitizing the individual's room, as outlined in the
Company's health and safety procedures and in accordance with CDC
guidelines for eliminating the presence of the virus. Access to the
room remains restricted as it undergoes this comprehensive cleaning
and disinfectant process.
In addition to its pre-existing high standards of cleanliness,
maintenance and sanitation at its properties, MGM Resorts in recent
weeks implemented temporary enhanced cleaning procedures with a
heavy emphasis on public areas.
We are currently coordinating with the Southern Nevada Health
District to notify guests and employees who may have had close
prolonged contact with the individual and are directing our
employees to follow all self-quarantine requests.
We wish the individual well and offer our support in her
recovery. The health and safety of our guests and employees is our
highest priority, and we will continue implementing the health and
safety steps we've taken to prepare for potential health and safety
risks and combat the impact of this virus."
Information on MGM Resorts' health and safety
protocols:
MGM Resorts has maintained close coordination with health
officials since the virus first became known and proactively
communicates CDC prevention guidelines with guests and employees.
The company has taken several steps to plan for potential health
and safety risks, including investing time and resources to ensure
its properties are prepared for the potential impacts of the
coronavirus.
In addition to its pre-existing high standards of cleanliness,
maintenance and sanitation at its properties, MGM Resorts in recent
weeks implemented temporary enhanced cleaning procedures and
protocols. They include:
- Placing hand sanitizer dispensing stations in high-traffic,
visible areas such as entrances, exits, elevator landings, and
hotel lobbies.
- Increasing the frequency of disinfectant procedures, with focus
on:
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- Faucets and toilet flush levers
- Doorknobs and locks
- Entrance and exit doors and door handles
- Handrails
- Slot machines handles and armrests
- Elevator buttons
- Light switches
ABOUT MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL
MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) is an S&P 500® global
entertainment company with national and international locations
featuring best-in-class hotels and casinos, state-of-the-art
meetings and conference spaces, incredible live and theatrical
entertainment experiences, and an extensive array of restaurant,
nightlife and retail offerings. MGM Resorts creates immersive,
iconic experiences through its suite of Las Vegas-inspired brands. The MGM Resorts
portfolio encompasses 29 unique hotel and destination gaming
offerings including some of the most recognizable resort brands in
the industry. Expanding throughout the U.S. and around the world,
the company recently acquired the operations of Empire City Casino
in New York and Hard Rock Rocksino
in Ohio, which was rebranded as
MGM Northfield Park. In 2018, MGM Resorts opened MGM Springfield in
Massachusetts, MGM COTAI in
Macau, and the first
Bellagio-branded hotel in Shanghai. The over 80,000 global employees of
MGM Resorts are proud of their company for being recognized as one
of FORTUNE® Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies®. For more
information visit us at www.mgmresorts.com.
Statements in this release that are not historical facts are
"forward-looking" statements and "safe harbor statements" within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
that involve risks and/or uncertainties, including those described
in the Company's public filings with the SEC. The Company has based
forward-looking statements on management's current expectations and
assumptions and not on historical facts. Examples of these
statements include, but are not limited to, the mitigation of the
potential impacts of the coronavirus. These forward-looking
statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Among the
important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements
include effects of economic conditions and market conditions in the
markets in which the Company operates and competition with other
destination travel locations throughout the United States and the world, the design,
timing and costs of expansion projects, risks relating to
international operations, permits, licenses, financings, approvals
and other contingencies in connection with growth in new or
existing jurisdictions and additional risks and uncertainties
described in the Company's Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K
reports (including all amendments to those reports). In providing
forward-looking statements, the Company is not undertaking any duty
or obligation to update these statements publicly as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by
law. If the Company updates one or more forward-looking statements,
no inference should be drawn that it will make additional updates
with respect to those other forward-looking statements.
MGM RESORTS CONTACT:
BRIAN AHERN
Director of Media
Relations
media@mgmresorts.com
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