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Otto Ravenholt, the county's chief health officer, issued a health advisory Friday afternoon and warned Las Vegans who might have to visit hopital emergency rooms, "Forget about quick attention unless you are really sick. Right now we are in a very difficult overload situation."
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Medical centers clogged

With Las Vegas emergency rooms overflowing from a sea of people suffering from flulike symptoms, county officials warned Friday that a trip to the emergency room could easily turn into a marathon waiting session for treatment.
      Otto Ravenholt, chief health officer of the Clark County Health District, personally issued a health advisory Friday afternoon in light of the influx of patients at Las Vegas medical facilities.
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Students told to keep quiet on sex case

Bishop Gorman High School officials threatened this week to expel any student who speaks to the media about a recent teacher-student sex scandal.
      The move, announced in a Jan. 6 letter, enraged several parents and students who acknowledge the private school's right to institute policy but who nonetheless called it an infringement on free-speech rights.
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