The Southern Nevada Health District on Wednesday said it no longer recommends people who tested positive for COVID-19 be tested again.
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Warnings are out about methanol in sanitizers. But there is a local option — a Las Vegas distillery has made a safe blend based on an approved FDA recipe.
Southern Nevada homebuilders signed nearly 1,230 sales contracts in June, the most since February.
Hope is dissolving into fear for thousands of unemployed Nevadans as Saturday marks the end of a federal provision that paid an additional $600 a week in unemployment insurance benefits.
“At a point, you just give up,” Laura Shipton said. “It’s been over three months now. It’s never going to happen. It’s a pipe dream.”
Nevadans facing financial hardship can now apply for rental assistance from a new state program under the CARES Act. Local governments also have funds.
At first, it was toilet paper, face masks and meat. Now, the nation is facing a new crisis from the coronavirus pandemic: a coin shortage.
The possible cutoff of $600 per week could wipe out the vast majority of income for unemployed Nevadans, raising fears that Las Vegas’ badly battered economy could be dealt another blow at a vulnerable time.
McCarran International Airport has changed its baggage claim operations to enhance the social distancing protocols at the airport.
The scene has been playing out for weeks now across town, as various Las Vegas institutions resume daily operations, each providing its own chapter in the story of a 24/7 city getting back on its high-heeled feet.
Most Las Vegas Valley grocery stores visited Friday appeared to be in compliance with Gov. Steve Sisolak’s mask mandate.
While some guests said they felt completely safe at resort pools, others worry the crowds could further the spread of COVID-19, or say they were turned off by the new protocols.
Gov. Steve Sisolak said Friday that he would “take swift and decisive actions” against those that don’t comply.
The act of entering a local casino — put your right wrist up, pull your mask down, look at that camera, stand on that dot — is playing out like a game of the COVID hokeypokey.
Southern Nevada’s unemployment rate was by far the highest among major metro areas in May, even as locals started working again.