Lamont spoke at a press conference Thursday, doubling down on his position.

'I'm going to do everything I can to make sure we put public health first,' he said.

Lamont said he wanted to discuss the plan with tribal officials again, and was hoping to coordinate with other regional governors to come up with a safe reopening plan. “I can’t stress enough about how we’re concerned about that situation,” Ko said. He also pointed out that those who work there who may have underlying conditions are at great risk. Albert Ko, professor of Epidemiology and of Medicine at Yale School of Medicine who co-chairs the reopening advisory board, said the indoor nature of the space, paired with the amount of time people tend to spend at a place like a casino, are significant concerns. 'I think that’s incredibly risky and it's risky for the people that work at the casinos, it’s risky for the people that go to the casinos, it’s risky for the region because you have a lot of employees who go back out through the region,' he said.ĭr. Hartford launches new campaign to connect families to childcare options