Cirque du Soleil, Las Vegas’ predominant entertainment production company for more than 25 years, is halting all of its shows on the Strip because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Nevada Athletic Commission voted to suspend all combat sports licenses through March 25 in order to protect the health and safety of those working and competing in the events from coronavirus. Adam Hill and Heidi Fang discuss what this means for future events the UFC have on their schedule and more. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
People around the Las Vegas valley have sent in photos and video to the Review-Journal showing the empty shelves in different stores.
Gov. Steve Sisolak declared a state of emergency to deal with the ongoing coronavirus outbreak in Nevada.
Gov. Steve Sisolak declared a state of emergency to deal with the ongoing coronavirus outbreak in Nevada. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
COVID-19 is the specific type of coronavirus that has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. COVID-19 enters the body through the mouth, nose or eyes, attaching itself to a protein in airway cells. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The NBA suspended the rest of its season after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for coronavirus prior to a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The NBA suspended the rest of its season after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for coronavirus prior to a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford discusses legal issues related to coronavirus (COVID-19), including consumer protection, fraud, misrepresentation and patient privacy laws. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Good hygiene is the best defense against COVID-19 according to health experts. Disinfecting surfaces is one of the best ways to combat coronavirus. Tests show that the virus can survive for up to nine days at room temperature. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Southern Nevada Health District is reporting three new “presumptive positive” coronavirus cases. That makes five new cases in Clark County and seven in Nevada. (Michael Quine and Renee Summerour/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Officials of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the pandemic from its Geneva headquarters on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Until now, the WHO has declined to make a pandemic declaration, which it defines as a “worldwide spread of a new disease.” (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Gov. Steve Sisolak has written to about 49 Nevada passengers aboard the cruise ship quarantined in California for COVID-19 telling them they will be brought back to Nevada to self-quarantine.
Review-Journal health reporter Mary Hynes discusses the latest updates on coronavirus in Las Vegas and Southern Nevada, March 10, 2020. (Renee Summerour/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Airmen from the Moffett Federal Airfield delivered Covid-19 test-kits for the coronavirus to the Grand Princess cruise ship off the coast of California.
Airmen from the Moffett Federal Airfield delivered Covid-19 test-kits for the coronavirus to the Grand Princess cruise ship off the coast of California.
The Washoe County Health District received a presumptive positive case of COVID-19, the first in Washoe County. The test has been sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for confirmation.The case is a male resident in his 50s who is linked to the Grand Princess cruise ship outbreak. His condition is stable and he is self isolating at home.The case has a family member who is a student at Huffaker Elementary School in Reno, Nev. Out of an abundance of caution, the Health District requested that Huffaker Elementary School be closed Friday.
President Trump signed a bill providing $8.3 billion in emergency funding to
combat the coronavirus outbreaK, Friday, March 6, 2020. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Gov. Steve Sisolak signed a new regulation Thursday to limit what health insurers can charge patients for visits and examinations that are related to COVID-19. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A man in his 50s who had recently traveled to Washington state and Texas had been hospitalized in an isolation ward in a Las Vegas-area hospital. He is the first case of COVID-19 – coronavirus – in Southern Nevada, confirmed by the Southern Nevada Health District. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Southern Nevada Health District has announced its first presumptive positive case of the coronavirus in the Clark County area. Officials from the SNHD brief the media on the current investigation of the patient.
The Southern Nevada Health District has announced its first presumptive positive case of the coronavirus in the Clark County area. Officials from the SNHD brief the media on the current investigation of the patient.
UFC Strawweight Joanna Jedrzejczyk posted a meme of herself in a gas mask next to her Chinese opponent Zhang Weili and later deleted it from Instagram. At a media day, Jedrzejczyk explained what her intent was with that post and fired back at Weili who had said earlier in the day that she was still angry over the joke. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UFC women’s strawweight champion Zhang Weili discusses how she fled her native China to train in Las Vegas due to the spread of the coronavirus and responds to jokes her opponent, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, made about the outbreak ahead of their UFC 248 title bout. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams said in an interview on ‘Fox & Friends’ that individuals may increase their risk of contracting coronavirus by wearing masks. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
With the CDC’s recent warning that COVID-19 – coronavirus – will likely make its way into the United States, it’s important now more than ever to be prepared. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The CEO of Corona maker Constellation brands said sales of the beer are doing just fine. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)