Las Vegas mayor says without definitive evidence that the city's warm weather will allow it to be at the 'forefront of America's 'reopening''

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• Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman said on Twitter Friday that the city's warm weather would allow it to be at the "forefront of America's 'reopening.'"
• Despite not having definitive evidence of the effect of heat on the virus, Goodman said, "it is assumed that it will deter [the virus'] ferocity."
• Experts have warned that there is no proof the coronavirus will stop spreading in warmer weather.
• Goodman faced intense backlash this week for saying she would lift the city's coronavirus lockdown as part of a national experiment.
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Las Vegas' "dessert heat" will help it slow the spread of the coronavirus and allow it to lift coronavirus lockdowns earlier than other parts of the country, Mayor Carolyn Goodman claimed on Twitter Friday.

"Although, it has not been clearly determined as to the effect that extreme warmth will have on the virus, it is assumed that it will deter its ferocity," Goodman said. "Our hot summer coupled with our unique economy compel us to be at the forefront of America's 'reopening.'"

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