Nevada is one of seven states with “very high” levels of COVID wastewater activity. Experts said a tourist surge over the Fourth of July weekend was one factor.
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COVID-19’s latest variant is on the loose, but local experts think vaccines can mitigate its spread and severity.
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.
The Summerlin residents who were stuck on the Grand Princess cruise ship said they were tested for the coronavirus on Friday.
Sephora Americas President and Chief Executive Jean-André Rougeot outlined that it was one out of a number of steps made to ensure customers and staff are kept safe.
The firm concluded it would be irresponsible “to put 500 people in an enclosed area and act like the world is OK right now,” Matter partner Jim Stuart told the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Cirque du Soleil halted all of its touring and international productions, effective immediately. A total of 13 productions have been halted worldwide.
NV Energy is temporarily suspending nonpayment-related disconnections as a growing number of customers face financial hardships from the coronavirus outbreak.
Health authorities on Friday announced eight new positive tests for COVID-19 in Clark County and one in Northern Nevada, bringing the state total of coronavirus cases to 20.
DLVEC is host to myriad events, including is massive Super Bowl viewing party, the Vegas Golden Knights Fan Fest, and Las Rageous music festival.
Trade show LightFair 2020 announced Friday it would no longer take place in May but will instead be held later this year if conditions around the spread of coronavirus improves.
The event was expected to take place at the Las Vegas Convention Center and sees roughly 37,000 attendees, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
A trade show for those in the trade show industry will not be hosting its convention later this month at Mandalay Bay Convention Center.
Other theater chains are taking advanced measures to combat the ongoing pandemic.
The one-day show for community associaton professionsals was slated for April 29 and draws roughly 5,000 attendees, according to figures from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
Smith’s Food Drug parent company Kroger announced Friday that operating hours in all Smith’s stores have been cut.
The exception is the Broadway show, “Once on This Island,” which will finish its run through Sunday.
The show has been postponed August 11-13 at Mandalay Bay Convention Center.