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.
Some private schools are allowing deferred payments or offering more financial assistance, but they aren’t refunding tuition for the time when kids were home with parents.
UNLV will notify students by early July via the MyUNLV online portal which classes will be offered in-person or remotely, the university said Thursday.
School nurses assisted at places this spring such as testing sites, Las Vegas’ ISO-Q (Isolation and Quarantine) Complex for the homeless, Clark County Fire Department and nonprofits.
During the Friday night ceremony, graduating seniors received their diplomas in their cars, then took an approximately 1-mile “victory lap” around the speedway.
The Education Support Employees Association says the district’s nine- and 10-month-a-year workers often rely on summer jobs to get by, but opportunities are limited this year.
The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District will launch the offering at 16 library branches. Starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, library patrons can pick up materials they’ve requested.
Despite the difficulties of the switch to online learning, Nevada colleges realize they cannot return to the pre-pandemic status quo when in-person teaching returns.
The college postponed its spring graduation ceremony because of the COVID-19 outbreak. Students expressed support for a delayed in-person ceremony rather than an online one.
Grants will range from $200 to $1,000, depending on the number of credit hours students are enrolled in and their expected family contribution on the FAFSA form.
The plan includes remote summer school and bringing additional employees back to work. It won’t begin until Gov. Steve Sisolak lifts the stay-at-home order, currently in effect until May 15.
When the senior prom at Desert Oasis High School in southwest Las Vegas was canceled, school officials and parents organized Friday night’s drive-through prom parade.
Originally, the private Catholic school was slated to hold graduation May 17, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak.