Sahara Las Vegas is the first property on the Las Vegas Strip — and the first in Southern Nevada — to receive a regulatory complaint related to coronavirus safety protocols. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Dr. Brian Labus, Epidemiologist with the UNLV School of Public Health and the governor’s medical advisory team, and RJ Health reporter Mary Hynes cover the latest topics surrounding COVID-19 in Nevada.
Topics this week:
1. LOCALIZED TESTING SITES; ALTERNATIVE TO LARGER SITES AND LACK OF APPOINTMENTS.2. LAS VEGAS ICU NURSE SHARES PERSONAL WAR STORIES FROM THE PANDEMIC
2. LAS VEGAS ICU NURSE SHARES PERSONAL WAR STORIES FROM THE PANDEMIC
Raiders quarterback Derek Carr explains why opting out of the 2020 NFL season wasn’t even a thought that crossed his mind during a news conference on Tuesday. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Monday a long-term strategy for mitigating the spread of COVID-19 in Nevada through a targeted approach. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A COVID-19 testing site moved from the Texas Station parking garage to indoors at the Cashman Center, Aug. 4, 2020. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A discredited Nevada researcher continues to make waves with a COVID-19 conspiracy theory that claims Dr. Anthony Fauci created the new coronavirus.
Las Vegas Lights FC owner Brett Lashbrook talks about his team returning to play after the COVID-19 shutdown, player safety, and llamas.
A 92 percent occupancy rate might suggest that a hospital still has room for more patients. But the number, according to Las Vegas Valley ICU nurse Geoconda Hughes does not tell the whole story. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Gov. Steve Sisolak issued a proclamation to convene the Nevada Legislature for its second special session of the summer, which begins at 9 a.m. Friday.
As Raiders Training Camp got underway amid the coronavirus pandemic, head coach Jon Gruden talked about how the virus has affected people he knows, the NFL, the Raiders and commented on those opting out of the season because of it. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Raiders head coach Jon Gruden and their number one pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, wide receiver Henry Ruggs, address how the coronavirus pandemic has affected rookies attempting to transition to the NFL. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Herman Cain Dies , From COVID-19.
News of the former presidential
candidate’s death was revealed via his
verified Twitter account on Thursday.
You’re never ready for the kind of news we are grappling with this morning. But we have no choice but to seek and find God’s strength and comfort to deal, Via Herman Cain’s
Twitter Account.
The co-chair of Black Voices for Trump
was hospitalized earlier this month.
This week, it was revealed that
he was being treated with oxygen.
According to CNN, it is not known
where Cain, 74, contracted the virus.
He attended President Trump’s June 20 rally in
Tulsa, Oklahoma, which resulted in at least eight
Trump staffers testing positive for COVID-19.
Cain is survived by his wife, Gloria,
their two children and grandchildren
On Wednesday, the Southern Nevada Health District said it no longer recommends people who tested positive for COVID-19 be tested again. RJ reporter Bailey Schulz talks more about how this new guideline is aimed at reducing the number of people being tested and overwhelming the testing system. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Marina Philip, a 2020 Mass Media reporting fellow through the American Association for the Advancement of Science, breaks down hand sanitizers on the market. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
On Wednesday, July 29, protesters took part in a Las Vegas rally against Nevada’s mask mandate. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
For more than 16 years, Erik Lloyd worked to help fellow Clark County police officers hurt or killed in the line of duty. Lloyd died at University Medical Center on Wednesday, after contracting the coronavirus.
Dr. Brian Labus, Epidemiologist with the UNLV School of Public Health and the governor’s medical advisory team, and RJ Health reporter Mary Hynes cover the latest topics surrounding COVID-19 in Nevada.
Topics this week:
1. SUNDAY’S REPORT: NEVADA HAS DEADLIEST WEEK FROM COVID-19
2. WHY IS TESTING AND RESULTS TAKING SO LONG?
3. VACCINE TRIALS STARTING IN LAS VEGAS
Gov. Steve Sisolak issued an emergency directive reopening athletic fields and ordering social distancing protocols for in-person schooling.
A White House coronavirus task force member reportedly urged Las Vegas to take “aggressive” steps to fight COVID-19.
Dr. Brian Labus, Epidemiologist with the UNLV School of Public Health and the governor’s medical advisory team, and RJ Health reporter Mary Hynes cover the latest topics surrounding COVID-19 in Nevada.
Topics this week:
1. CONTACT TRACING PLAN INCLUDES FILLING 400 POSITIONS IN CLARK COUNTY
2. HOW ARE LOCAL HOSPITALS HANDLING SPIKE IN HOSPITALIZATION RATES?
3. ARE MASKS WORKING?
Wynn Resorts Ltd. will put workers at Wynn Las Vegas and Encore on furlough, effective this week. This comes after paying its Las Vegas employees throughout the 78-day Nevada casino shutdown. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Nevada Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske said the state plans to return to a traditional, in-person election format for the Nov. 3 general election. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Angela Amar, dean of the UNLV School of Nursing, talks about two changes she has made during the coronavirus pandemic. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Dr. Michael Levin, investigator for the phase three trial of the first COVID-19 vaccine developed in the U.S. by the National Institute of Health and Moderna Inc., talks about what health experts hope to learn from the trial. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Peter Klamka, CEO of Cordia Corporation, had already been working on Cordia’s Virtual Dining Brands division when the pandemic hit. Now his idea may be the future of restaurants. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, Las Vegas casino foot traffic is starting to slow, according to a J.P. Morgan analyst.
The RTC also has launched an online dashboard feature that will provide information on how the pandemic is affecting the transit service.
A research center is searching for volunteers in Las Vegas to participate in trials for a COVID-19 vaccine.
Kenneth Retzl discusses how comfortable parents and teachers are with returning to school during the coronavirus pandemic.
Both Clark County and the state set records for reported COVID-19 cases in a 24-hour period on Thursday. Nevada listed as being in a coronavirus “red zone” in a document prepared for the White House coronavirus task force.