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.
After the pandemic turned Las Vegas Boulevard into a ghost town for a while, the fallout from the outbreak has, for the most part, not been kind to the roadway’s real estate market.
Las Vegas’ jobless rate has fallen below double digits for the first time since the pandemic shut off much of the economy a year ago.
Travel spending, including on transportation, hotels and attractions, is projected to fall by $355 billion this year, the group said.