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Las Vegas Review Journal

As more people test positive for the coronavirus, companies face daunting decisions about how to protect sick employees’ identities under privacy laws while revealing critical health information that could protect other workers.

Las Vegas Review Journal

The Grammy-nominated UNLV Wind Orchestra has released its latest CD, “Quaternity.”

MEAWW

French experts are hoping to test nicotine patches on coronavirus patients and frontline workers, amid conflicting evidence on the effects of smoking and COVID-19 risk.

Yahoo!

Nevada National Guard supporting curbside testing site.

K.T.N.V. T.V. ABC 13

People getting tested for COVID-19 may now notice National Guard airmen at testing sites. It's all in an effort to start testing more people.

K.L.A.S. T.V. 8 News Now

UNLV is stepping in to help produce much needed equipment for local healthcare workers. Faculty, students, and staff from the engineering program are leading this effort.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Staying home and social distancing protect people who are physically vulnerable during the COVID-19 outbreak, but pandemic precautions may cause problems for Nevadans who live with depression and mental illness.

Las Vegas Sun

On Treasure Island’s casino floor, which has transformed from a jumble of noises and flashing lights into a place of stillness and calm, two chairs are missing from a bank of slot machines that once seated four. In the table games section of the casino, shuttered since mid-March when casinos were ordered closed amid the COVID-19 outbreak, there are just three seats for players at a blackjack table instead of the normal six.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Surreal is as good a word as any to describe how, even in the midst of a global pandemic, routine medical care — preventive checkups, pediatric visits, births, even the occasional trauma surgery — continues in a way that’s surprising to both doctors and patients.

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