Idris Elba Announces , Coronavirus Diagnosis.
Elba now joins Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson
as prominent celebrities who have self-isolated
after testing positive for COVID-19
4 Coronavirus Myths , Debunked.
The World Health Organization has called the spread of coronavirus misinformation an “infodemic.”.
Myth 1: Coronavirus is manmade.
Just like SARS, the virus likely originated in bats and was transmitted to people. .
Myth 2: Home remedies can cure or prevent the virus.
Garlic, vitamin C and essential oils will
not prevent or cure the virus, as there
is currently no vaccine.
Myth 3: Black people
don’t get coronavirus.
Anyone can get coronavirus, and it is quickly spreading in Africa. .
Myth 4: Heat can kill the virus.
There is no evidence
that heat can kill the virus
MGM properties on Las Vegas strip shut down casino operations Monday night, March 16, 2020 at midnight.
MGM Grand was mostly empty Monday night mere hours before the casino was set to shutdown due to the coronavirus outbreak. (Las Vegas Review-Journal
Driving down Las Vegas Boulevard was a breeze on Monday night as the Strip was void of usual traffic due to the coronavirus. (David Guzman/Las Vegas Review-Journal
A recap of the moves made as the NFL stays open for business transactions with unrestricted free agents being signed during the legal tampering period. The Raiders signed linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski and former Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
On Monday, the NFL announced the draft and its planned festivities would no longer take place in Las Vegas though the draft itself will still take place Apr. 23-25 as scheduled. The Raiders grabbed former Bears LB Nick Kwiatkoski in the first day of the legal tampering period. The Vegas Nation team breaks down the latest news in this update.(Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Metropolitan Police Department has released body camera footage of Friday night’s officer-involved shooting in east Las Vegas that left a 16-year-old boy injured. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
The line at the unemployment office on West Charleston Boulevard stretched out the front door Monday morning, filled with workers who had recently suffered from layoffs. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is temporarily closing, the latest hotel-casino on the Strip to shut down over fears of the spreading coronavirus. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Bellagio casino floor cleared as guests get ready to leave hotel (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A Southern Nevada Health District official announced 19 new cases and the county’s first death from the new coronavirus.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal hosts a debate between three of the four candidates running for Department 23 in Clark County District Court between Karl Wesley Armstrong, Jasmin D. Lilly-Spells and James Robert Sweetin.
Tourists like David and Emma Walker, who are visiting from Scotland, found out about MGM Resorts’ property closures through Google, instead of the Luxor where they are currently staying. The Walkers are upset with how MGM has handled the situation by not making their customers aware of the closures first. (Cassie Soto/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Freedom Meats, a company normally sells to high-end restaurants, will be selling their inventory to the general public after the COVID-19 scare shuttered restaurants on the Strip. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Due to schools closing down because of the coronavirus parents and students are picking up free meals at 15 schools across the valley. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Due to schools closing down because of the coronavirus parents and students are picking up free meals at 15 schools across the valley.
Staff and volunteers work to ensure that those in need have the necessary food, water and supplies during the Coronavirus epidemic in Las Vegas.
The Southern Nevada Health District is reporting 35 cases of COVID-19 in Clark County, including one person who has died. The death occurred in a male Clark County resident who was in his 60s. He had been hospitalized and had underlying medical conditions. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
RJ reporter Glenn Puit was on the Las Vegas Strip speaking to tourist about coronavirus and its effect on their trip. (Glen Puit/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Wynn is seen on Monday morning, March 16, 2020, in preparation for the temporary closing of the casino as certain shops and restaurants have already shut their doors.
The NFL has canceled plans to hold its draft in Las Vegas this year because of concerns over the spread of coronavirus.
Instead, the league will conduct the draft this year as a televised event at a to-be-determined site, the league announced Monday.
Jeroen Fikkers of the Netherlands came to Las Vegas as part of a six-week road trip around the United States. He was staying at the MGM Grand. (Glenn Puit/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Tom Reid of Minnesota arrived in Las Vegas on Sunday, ready to spend his spring break on the Strip. He’s returning home because of all the closures and Park MGM, where he is staying, is closing. (Glenn Puit/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Monday morning shoppers were lining up hours before Costco stores opened to try and stock up on necessities. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
