After originating in China late last year, the coronavirus has spread globally.

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"Increase your testing capacity." "Get your hospitals ready." "Ensure essential supplies are available." These statements from the World Health Organization (WHO) tell how countries must prepare to fight the virus.

Las Vegans are taking matters into their own hands, buying extra supplies and preparing for the worst following the news of the first presumptive positive case of coronavirus in Southern Nevada.

Health officials in Las Vegas said Thursday that the tourist destination has its first case of coronavirus — a man in his 50s who recently returned from a trip to Washington state.

Brian Labus is an assistant professor of public health at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas and a former senior epidemiologist at the Southern Nevada Health District.

We are exposed to numerous viruses from our day-to-day interactions with other people all the time. However, our risk of being infected by a simple greeting usually isn’t in the forefront of our minds.

As coronavirus concerns continue around the world and in Las Vegas, many small business owners and hospitality industry employees are concerned about its local economic impact.