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.
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak on Sunday ordered fewer people at table games in the casinos still operating.
Parents like Gena Ebarb are worried about potenial learning retainment amid the announced three-week school closure.
MGM Resorts International announced Sunday it is temporarily suspending operations at all Las Vegas properties “until further notice,” effective Tuesday.
Following the decision Sunday to close all of Nevada’s K-12 schools through mid-April, Gov. Steve Sisolak announced additional measures to contain the spread of coronavirus.
The TSA is allowing passengers to bring liquid hand sanitizer containers of up to 12 ounces in carry-on bags.
The five new cases, which brings the Reno area total to nine, are all travel-related or connected to a previously identified local case.
Public health officials say it will take a year to 18 months to fully validate any potential vaccine.
Starbucks says it’s moving to a to-go model for all its stores in the U.S. and Canada for at least two weeks over concern about the new coronavirus.
On Sunday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that “for the next 8 weeks, organizers cancel or postpone in-person events that consist of 50 people or more” in the United States.
Wynn Resorts Ltd. is set to close its Las Vegas properties 14 days beginning 5 p.m. Tuesday to help stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Gov. Steve Sisolak on Sunday ordered the closure of all Nevada K-12 schools to slow the spread of COVID-19, beginning Monday. He said free meal programs would resume soon.
The central bank said it will keep rates at nearly zero until it feels confident the economy has weathered recent events.
Dr. Anthony Fauci says he would like to see aggressive measures such as a 14-day national shutdown.
Three Las Vegas companies operate Maryland casinos that will be closed Monday by order of Gov. Larry Hogan.
The impact of 9/11 and the coronavirus have differences and similarities, but experts believe the economic damage to Southern Nevada could last several months.
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