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.
In a bid to keep business travelers coming to Las Vegas, Allegiant Air is ready to unveil a series of package deals for flights and hotels for telecommuters.
Piero’s Italian Cuisine and Pamplemousse le Restaurant say CES going digital means they’ll delay their reopenings, while Golden Steer has seen some diversity.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. will continue to offer its employees pay and benefits through at least Oct. 31.
Nevada casino regulators have opened more than 150 cases over noncompliance with health and safety policies and, among that tally, filed three formal complaints, officials said Tuesday.
MGM Resorts International notified a large majority of its entertainment and sports division employees Monday that they will be laid off effective Aug. 31.
Pubs, bars and taverns in Clark, Nye, Washoe and Elko counties will remain closed, Gov. Steve Sisolak announced during a Monday news conference in which he updated Nevada’s COVID-19 response.
Nevada’s agency overseeing unemployment insurance suspects anywhere between 133,748 and 185,484 possibly fraudulent jobless claims have been filed.
Southern Nevada homebuilders signed nearly 1,230 sales contracts in June, the most since February.
Hope is dissolving into fear for thousands of unemployed Nevadans as Saturday marks the end of a federal provision that paid an additional $600 a week in unemployment insurance benefits.
Automation can strengthen business’ efforts to keep guests and staff safe, but it’ll lead to major shake-ups in Southern Nevada’s workforce.
A compliance check by Nevada workplace inspectors has prompted the closure of locker rooms and showers at Las Vegas Athletic Clubs under COVID-19 rules.
The company has beefed up its liquidity to prepare for the difficult environment presented by the coronavirus pandemic.
Penn National Gaming and Hilton Grand Vacations have warned the state of potential layoffs and long-term furloughs.
The busiest commercial air carrier at McCarran is reducing flight schedules and has established voluntary employee leave programs to strengthen the company’s liquidity.
A leading doctor of the White House Coronavirus Task Force reportedly warned state and local officials that Las Vegas should take “aggressive” steps to address a rising number of cases.