If approved, the move would allow the state to tap into additional federal resources under the national emergency Trump declared last month.
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Clark County employees are also seeing their contracts suspended amid the coronavirus outbreak.
The state Aging and Disability Services Division has set up a new website to help senior Nevadans and their caregivers find resources in the face of the COVID-19 epidemic.
Multiple agencies provided updates Wednesday about the effects thus far of the novel coronavirus pandemic. But they say it has not interrupted services even if it has changed the approach to work.
Gov. Steve Sisolak issued a statewide stay-at-home order for Nevada’s 3 million residents Wednesday, and late in the day also activated the state National Guard.
President Trump said earlier this week that he and members of his administration have discussed issuing a stay-at-home order but it was “pretty unlikely” for now.
The number of COVID-19 cases in Nevada jumped to 1,279 early Wednesday, up more than 160 from the previous day, as the state death toll climbed to 32.
Data released by the city shows that the disease is having a disproportionate effect in certain neighborhoods, mainly in Brooklyn and Queens.
Health officials in Washington state said Sunday night that a second person had died from the coronavirus. Researchers said the virus may have been circulating for weeks undetected in the greater Seattle area.
In the past two months, “coronavirus” has become a household word. But how much do we know about the virus and the disease it causes, COVID-19?