Spring Valley High became the first Clark County School District school to hand out Chromebooks to students who need them to keep up academically during school closures.
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The normally bustling tourist corridor Strip is shuttered these days as the city joins in the fight against the novel coronavirus.
Nevada officials have stated they need more COVID-19 test kits. Four times they have asked federal officials for help only to be told there is a “indefinite backlog.”
The House vote came after lawmakers were forced to scramble back to the Capitol when a lone Republican bucked GOP leaders and threatened to force a roll call vote.
The number of confirmed cases in Clark County increased from 350 to 443 overnight, while the state reported an increase from 420 to 535 late Thursday
Casino companies up and down the Strip are using different strategies to save money where possible in a bid to weather the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
Boyd Gaming Corp. said Friday that all full-time and part-time workers will continue to receive pay through April 10.
When the National Association of Broadcasters made its decision to cancel rather than delay its convention in late April, thousands of laborers lost work.
The S&P 500 had shot up 17% over the previous three days as traders became hopeful that Congress would pass a $2 trillion coronavirus relief package.
“It makes you feel so isolated,” said Rachael Anderson, who was quarantined in a hospital room with her infant son before his test results came back negative.
Although there isn’t a lot of centralized assistance available nationwide as of yet, various charities and private companies are stepping up to provide help to those in need.
The worldwide death toll has surpassed 25,200 with more than 558,500 cases. In the U.S., 1,353 have died and 91,255 have been infected.
Some industry associations say there could be improvements made to the bill, but overall the response has been overwhelmingly positive.
The Culinary and Bartenders unions reached out to members Thursday with a message of support in the wake of casino closures and layoffs related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Dr. Anthony Fauci says that if he was treating a patient with coronavirus he would prescribe hydroxychloroquine. On Wednesday, Gov. Steve Sisolak made it illegal for your personal doctor to do just that.