COVID-19’s latest variant is on the loose, but local experts think vaccines can mitigate its spread and severity.
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Gov. Joe Lombardo signed a bipartisan bill to repeal COVID-era health regulations.
Expect to pay out-of-pocket for over-the-counter COVID-19 tests, for a start.
Already at pandemic lows, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations dipped this week.
Given that the population of Nevada is relatively young, the state “should have done better,” said one health expert.
Overwhelmed Kentucky and New York officials faced a deluge of mail-in votes likely to delay results for days after high-profile primaries Tuesday, contests testing if establishment Democratic congressional candidates can withstand challengers fueled by voter fury over racism.
More than 4,700 Nevada teaching licenses are set to expire within the next four months, the Department of Education said Monday.
Officials said Monday that the base has not been able to sustain the milestones necessary to move to Phase Four for at least two weeks.
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak pressed Vice President Mike Pence to make a commitment there would be no federal slowdown on testing for the coronavirus.
The company learned last week that two concierge team employees had received positive coronavirus tests.
The restaurant hopes to reopen Thursday after all employees are tested.
A special session of the Nevada Legislature to address financial and related exigencies arising from the COVID-19 epidemic will be pushed into early July.
Over the weekend, 375 Caesars customers received $20 in free slot machine play if they were wearing facial coverings and were Caesars Rewards loyalty card holders.
The site is on the first floor of the hotel and casino’s parking garage, off Rancho Drive and Coran Lane. Testing also is available for individuals on foot or on motorcycle.
Three employees affiliated with the Northside Cafe at the Sahara tested positive for COVID-19 prompting executives to close the restaurant, the fourth closure in a week.
According to Culinary Workers Union Local 226, the update is great for dealers but falls short of protecting other hotel-casino employees and their families.
Wet ‘n’ Wild Las Vegas in the southwest valley opened for the season on Monday.
The state Department of Health Services reported 2,592 additional cases as of Sunday, increasing the statewide total to 52,390.
Clark County recorded 288 new COVID-19 cases and two additional fatalities over the preceding day, according to government data posted Monday.
The Battle Born Medical Corps is a statewide registry of health care and medical professionals who can augment professionals during the coronavirus pandemic.