“Can you imagine a day when you turn on your faucet and no water comes out?” The hypothetical question, posed by a research team at UNLV, is called a “Day Zero” scenario. It sounds like the plot of a doomsday apocalypse series but it’s not as unimaginable - or as far-fetched - as a Hollywood screenplay might seem.

Tourists flocking to Las Vegas over the July 4 holiday weekend helped fuel a surge in COVID infections, experts say. “We have an increase in viral illnesses for the Fourth of July in particular. For the summer holidays, we are always prepared for an increase in tourists visiting Las Vegas this weekend,” said Dr. Ketan Patel, medical director of the UMC Adult Emergency Department.

Tourists who flocked in droves to Las Vegas over the Fourth of July holiday weekend helped spur a rise in COVID infections, experts say. “We have a surge in viral illnesses for July 4 in particular. For summer holidays, we’re always prepared for a surge in tourists that visit Las Vegas this weekend,” said Dr. Ketan Patel, medical director of UMC’s Adult Emergency Department.

UNLV medicine professor Edwin Oh had a simple question for his young students. “Do you see green cells?” If they said yes — and, happily, they all did — that meant they had successfully transfused a special protein into a small dish of human kidney cells that allowed the cells to glow green when placed under a beam of blue light emitting from a high-powered fluorescent microscope.

Nevada is one of seven states with “very high” levels of COVID in its wastewater, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Data released Thursday by the CDC showed that California, Oregon, Texas, Arkansas, Florida and Maryland were also detecting “very high” levels of COVID in their wastewater.

UNLV School of Medicine Professor Edwin Oh prepares a sample of human embryonic kidney cells for students to look at through a microscope during SEFTY, or Science Education For The Youth, a free program that offers research lab experience to science-minded high school students on Thursday, July 18, 2024.

Nevada is one of seven states detecting “very high” levels of COVID in its wastewater, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Data released Thursday from the CDC showed California, Oregon, Texas, Arkansas, Florida and Maryland were also detecting “very high” levels of COVID in its wastewater.

As President Joe Biden abruptly ends his visit in Las Vegas after contracting COVID-19, News 3 asked local health experts about the concerns surrounding the ever-changing strains.