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 UNLV School of Medicine received 250 more COVID-19 test kits on Monday night, a spokesman said in a statement.
The Cashman Isolation-Quarantine Complex, which is set to open this week, is hiring staff to help serve the homeless.
Law enforcement is reporting an influx of crime on the Bureau of Land Management’s public lands, causing Las Vegas police to step up patrol in those areas.
The Metropolitan Police Department is implementing new protective measures to keep inmates at the Clark County Detention Center healthy amid the growing COVID-19 pandemic, police said.