It was the moment Samantha Gass had been dreading all day, frequently looking at her office clock as 12 p.m. March 18 quickly became a reality. That’s when Gov. Steve Sisolak’s closure of the state’s nonessential businesses out of coronavirus concerns…
Monthly Archives: May 2020
UNLV has been a key partner in community’s fight against virus
It’s unnaturally quiet these days on the UNLV campus, which normally would be swirling with students preparing for final exams coming. But don’t think UNLV has …
Opportunity Village still providing help for the disabled amid shutdown
The new reality of the global pandemic really hit home for Opportunity Village president and CEO Bob Brown when he went grocery shopping.
Battered global tourism industry makes reopening plans
Six months ago, the global tourism industry was celebrating a record year for travel. Now, it’s decimated and facing a recovery that could take years.
Changes afoot at Nevada’s unemployment agency, but governor praises work that’s been done
Gov. Steve Sisolak is defending the work done by the state’s Department of Unemployment, Training and Rehabilitation, which has been overcome by a landslide of jobless claims related …
Sisolak: Pandemic’s pain is only starting for Nevadans, state
Even as cases of the coronavirus begin to level off here, Gov. Steve Sisolak has a sobering message for Nevadans regarding the mounting economic costs of the pandemic for
In televised town hall, Trump pushes for economic reopening
Anxious to spur an economic recovery without risking lives, President Donald Trump on Sunday insisted that “you can satisfy both” — see states gradually lift lockdowns while also protecting …
Nevada now has 5,423 coronavirus cases with 257 known deaths
Department of Health and Human Services officials said Nevada has 5,423 cases of COVID-19 as of Sunday morning with 4,274 of them in Clark County …
For sports, coronavirus testing remains a major hurdle
Politicians, players and owners are trying to figure out a way to get baseball, basketball and hockey going again, not only for economic reasons but as a welcome diversion for a social distancing nation facing uncertain times.
How remdesivir, new hope for COVID-19 patients, was resurrected
Remdesivir, an antiviral drug designed to treat both hepatitis and a common respiratory virus, seemed fated to join thousands of other failed medications after proving useless against those diseases.