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.
Nevada’s congressional delegation files legislation to make small casinos and other businesses with gaming revenue eligible for Small Business Administration loans.
As the economic impacts of dealing with the coronavirus spread, Nevada Sens. Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto are working to ensure the gaming industry is included in any relief bill.
Nevada has received $6.5 million to address coronavirus, money that will be used to plan and coordinate a response to the outbreak.
Nevada’s two Democratic senators joined with more than 25 of their colleagues to sign a letter asking for the Labor Department to be included on the coronavirus task force.