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.
It was the second such protest by union representatives. The first, on April 1, called attention to how nurses were required to wear the same surgical mask during shifts.
Thousands of essential workers, as well as many homeless people, are relying on buses to move around the Las Vegas Valley during the health crisis.
It was not immediately clear what type of employee had tested positive, or whether that person works closely with inmates at the prison.
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.
Lake Mead National Recreation Area announced more closures to park operations on Sunday in an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.
The parent on Tuesday was in close contact with an employee at the school, the Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas said in an email.
The employee was in the hospital and one other DFS employee was under self-quarantine
The Harbor Juvenile Assessment Center, located in the Justice Center building, will remain open.
No walk-in visits will be accepted, the group said, citing an effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.
People in Las Vegas will be unable to obtain certain applications and permits.
Metropolitan Police Department spokesman Aden OcampoGomez gave a plea to the public Saturday night to stop the frenzied stocking up on supplies at stores out of concern over the coronavirus outbreak.
The closure will last one week beginning Sunday, according to a news release from Lee Canyon officials.
National Education Association of Southern Nevada has asked the Clark County School District to close its schools in light of coronavirus concerns.
Shoppers continued stocking up on some food and household goods at grocery stores across the Las Vegas Valley Friday as uncertainty spread amid news of additional closures aimed to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
The decision to self-quarantine was made as a precaution, and the student has not experienced any symptoms of COVID-19, university spokeswoman Cindy Brown said.