With global demand for cleaner energy to power cars, smart homes and phones on the rise, a silvery metal stands to replace the Comstock Lode of yore as the namesake product of the Silver State.
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The current president at the University of Nevada, Reno, tweeted Wednesday that he is experiencing only mild symptoms after being vaccinated in the spring.
The 213,000-acre Caldor Fire south of Lake Tahoe saw its smallest daily growth in two weeks, allowing 5,500 residents to return home after being evacuated, fire officials say.
The fire, which began Aug. 14, has destroyed 650 homes and nearly 200 other structures and still threatens nearly 32,000 more.
“Our primary goal is to ensure we don’t let any doses go to waste. We want to maximize every dose that comes into the state — and avoid expired or unused doses,” he said.
Contact tracing has identified 1,500 coronavirus cases in the last month in Nevada that might have gone undetected for a longer period and confirms indoor venues are the biggest risk factor for catching the disease.
Nevada has issued guidelines on when and where to wear face masks, along with exceptions to those rules, since Gov. Steve Sisolak made them mandatory.
Health insurance claims for 47,000 state employees stemming from COVID-19 illness could cost the state more than $16 million through September depending on how extensively stay-at-home guidance and other social distancing directives remain in place.
Poor hand hygiene is the No. 1 factor in the spread COVID-19 in skilled nursing homes and similar communal care facilities in Nevada.
Gov. Steve Sisolak said he’s aware of frustrations felt by people experiencing long delays in applying for unemployment benefits, but said benefits will be retroactive when claims are finally processed.