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.
Unlike the traditional molecular tests that are considered more accurate, antigen tests can return results in about 15 minutes instead of days.
The shift from the CDC’s ‘substantial’ transmission risk category highlights progress in slowing the spread of the disease, but more work remains to exit the state’s mask mandate.
Gov. Steve Sisolak signed an emergency directive Wednesday related to face coverings and other mitigation strategies for K-12 county school district, charter school and private school settings within Nevada.
A Las Vegas-based rock climber scaled the exterior of the Aria on Tuesday in protest of the state’s latest COVID-19 mask mandates for indoor public areas.
The state reported 24 deaths and 993 new cases, the first time in two weeks that the daily case number was less than 1,000.
Mayor Carolyn Goodman said her symptoms were mild and she took 10 days to quarantine.
The state’s Economic Forum said Tuesday that Nevada tax revenues have given the state an extra $586 million, a relief to lawmakers who anticipated cutting budgets as the state recovers from COVID-19.
Sen. Jacky Rosen said Tuesday she does not support requiring vaccine passports for local events, pointing to continued COVID-19 mitigation efforts and improving vaccination rates.
Clark County and Southern Nevada Health District officials debuted Tuesday the valley’s first large-scale, drive-thru vaccination site.
Hundreds of students at the Clark County School District have been quarantined or isolated as a result of COVID-19 exposures or positives since in-person learning resumed.
Utah on Tuesday ended mandated limits on gatherings and social distancing related to the coronavirus after the state reached several metrics laid out in a so-called “COVID-19 endgame” bill passed earlier this year.
Everyone entering the facilities will still be required to wear a mask, undergo a temperature check and sign a form stating they do not show symptoms of COVID-19.
Nevada on Tuesday reported 476 new coronavirus cases and seven additional deaths, according to state data.
The president also called for states to make vaccines available on a walk-in basis and will direct many pharmacies to do the same.
With more visitors coming to Las Vegas and locals beginning to hit the town with relaxed COVID-19 restrictions, a new problem has surfaced.
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