The Southern Nevada Health District is helping to alleviate COVID-19 testing demands buy setting up smaller, pop-up neighborhood testing sites. They are taking the weight off of the larger testing facilities, and providing more community based testing, especially in minority and senior communities hit hardest by the pandemic. (Renee Summerour/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Wells Fargo and Three Square food bank team up to help out those in need during the coronavirus pandemic. (Glenn Puit/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
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)
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
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)
The RTC also has launched an online dashboard feature that will provide information on how the pandemic is affecting the transit service.
Kenneth Retzl discusses how comfortable parents and teachers are with returning to school during the coronavirus pandemic.
