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.
The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada said Thursday that the Justice Department granted the state $7.3 million, which will be paid to the Nevada Department of Public Safety.
Advocacy groups are calling for governments to forgo these payments as the response to the coronavirus’ spread causes people to lose their jobs.
Recovery and sobriety groups across the Las Vegas Valley also have had to adapt to mass closures and shutdowns amid the spread of the coronavirus.