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 Nevada National Guard is slowly decreasing the number of members assigned to the COVID-19 mission before wrapping up operations by Sept. 30.
Experts say the trend reflects that homeless populations are getting older and sicker, drug use is soaring, and the pandemic has made it more difficult to access health care.
A 90-year-old Army veteran living at the Southern Nevada State Veterans home died this week from COVID-19 complications after being discharged from a local hospital.
The parade, long billed as the “largest Veterans Day parade west of the Mississippi River,” has been canceled because it could not comply with state public gathering limits.
Nevada identified long-term care facilities as a cause for concern early in the COVID outbreak, but that initial burst of resolve to protect residents and staff has faltered.
The move will make it much easier for thousands of military retirees, dependents and widows to access the no-cost medication to which they are entitled.
“This has been a longtime dream come true,” said Mayor Carolyn Goodman, who added that she hopes the Courtyard Homeless Resource Center will be replicated countywide and statewide.
After the closure of the $8 million ISO-Q complex at Cashman Field, Clark County and the city of Las Vegas are trying new strategies to protect the homeless from COVID-19.
Starting Saturday, eligible beneficiaries can access the exchange, commissary and food services. Access to the satellite pharmacy on the weekends will begin July 25.
More than $2.4 million in CARES Act funding will go to support Las Vegas Valley families in need of emergency food and shelter.
Six more residents and four employees at the Southern Nevada State Veterans Home have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past week, the state announced Thursday.
Officials said Monday that the base has not been able to sustain the milestones necessary to move to Phase Four for at least two weeks.
City and county officials are planning to close the Cashman Field treatment center where homeless people sought coronavirus treatment, and shifting the funds to other services.
Isolation during the coronavirus pandemic hampers social services and nonprofits that serve at-risk kids from doing their jobs. It’s also likely behind a big drop in child abuse cases.
Onofrio “NoNo” Zicari, 97, who stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, 76 years ago, reflects on this year’s anniversary amid upheaval in the U.S.