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.
Due to the pandemic, almost all visa processing by the State Department, including immigrant visas, has been suspended for weeks.
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman said she is “totally fine” with President Donald Trump’s attitude toward Gov. Steve Sisolak’s coronavirus-related business closures.
It would allow gyms, hair salons, bowling alleys, tattoo parlors and other businesses to reopen as long as owners follow strict social-distancing and hygiene requirements.
Public health experts say the country needs to dramatically increase its testing infrastructure if it is going to safely roll back restrictions and reopen businesses.
A Nye County court employee’s COVID-19 case and another potential exposure have prompted the closures of the Pahrump Justice Court and the Fifth Judicial District Court.
Clark County coroner’s office also reports on the cause of death of two Las Vegas men in their 70s and determined COVID-19 was the primary cause.
While that’s clearly good news, it also means it’s impossible to know who may be contagious. That complicates decisions about returning to work, school and normal life.
President Donald Trump accused Democrats on Monday of playing “a very dangerous political game” by insisting there is a shortage of tests for the coronavirus, and Vice President Mike Pence told governors the federal government is working around-the-clock to help them ramp up testing.
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