Clark County’s Business License Department closed 12 nonessential businesses during the first three days of Gov. Steve Sisolak’s emergency order.
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A court order issued Monday closed the Clark County District Court clerk’s offices to in-person filings.
The at-risk population for coronavirus includes the elderly — some who are charged with raising their grandchildren — and people with underlying medical conditions.
The Clark County Commission is holding an emergency meeting to consider an ordinance that would give teeth to Gov. Steve Sisolak’s shutdown of nonessential businesses through April 16.
As the economic repercussions from the coronavirus outbreak ripple through the Las Vegas Valley, nonprofits and social services are seeing a decline in donations.
The Clark County firefighters’ exposure happened during a medical call involving a patient who has since been tested for COVID-19.
On Wednesday, the district clarified that it is still doing some testing but is “asking health care providers to send their specimens to private laboratories for testing.”
Dental emergencies as defined by the ADA include having a tooth knocked out, a broken or injured jaw, swelling or bleeding gums and severe pain.
City and county officials in all local jurisdictions have declared states of emergency to deal with the coronavirus epidemic, which grant local governments additional powers.
Clark County will close nearly all of its buildings to the public beginning Wednesday “until further notice” in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus, officials said.
Attorneys Karl Armstrong, Craig Friedberg, Jasmin Lilly-Spells and Jim Sweetin are vying to replace Clark County District Judge Stefany Miley, who is stepping down.
Clark County has canceled its Commission meetings through the remainder of the month “out of an abundance of caution” amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Figures provided to the Review-Journal last week by the only two public labs in the state indicate that only a few hundred tests had been administered so far.
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.
County officials talked about the local supply chain and why residents do not need to engage in panic buying.