Fitness in the time of pandemic: Gyms, others go online

With gyms forced to close amid rapidly changing health guidance and restrictions on gatherings to slow the COVID-19 pandemic, people are finding innovative ways to maintain exercise routines in the face of unprecedented disruption.

Las Vegas epidemiologist weighs in on how long closures will last

Just one week ago, coronavirus was not known to be circulating widely in Nevada, and most of the valley was still operating business as usual.

How to stop touching your face to minimize spread of coronavirus and other germs

Public health officials consistently promote hand-washing as a way for people to protect themselves from the COVID-19 coronavirus. However, this virus can live on metal and plastic for days, so simply adjusting your eyeglasses with unwashed hands may be enough to infect yourself. Thus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization have been telling people to stop touching their faces.

How to stop touching your face to minimize the spread of coronavirus

Public health officials consistently promote hand-washing as a way for people to protect themselves from the COVID-19 coronavirus. However, this virus can live on metal and plastic for days, so simply adjusting your eyeglasses with unwashed hands may be enough to infect yourself. Thus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization have been telling people to stop touching their faces.

Coronavirus impact takes human toll

Las Vegas is a city predicated on good hands and bad hands, but when dealt the latter, it has proven resilient.

Sisolak: State doesn’t have enough ventilators in fight against virus

Patients are placed on a ventilator if they are having trouble breathing or can’t breathe on their own, including those under general anesthesia for surgery. It’s also critical life-support equipment for those with COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus.

With Nevada hospitals short on beds, leaders plan for the ‘unthinkable’

A rapid influx of coronavirus patients could soon inundate Nevada hospitals, pushing them past their capacity and threatening health care workers’ safety.

On The Front Lines Of The Pandemic, Grocery Store Workers Keep Shelves Stocked

Walk into many grocery stores these days, and you’ll see two things: crowds and empty shelves. You may also notice narrow aisles and checkout lines that make it hard to practice the social distancing recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Nevada doctor shortage leaves some scrambling amid virus outbreak

Nevada’s shortage of doctors means many worried patients are scrambling to find a primary care physician who can provide quick diagnoses about coronavirus symptoms or testing options.

Coronavirus: should I run abroad or not?

At a time when the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread throughout Europe, making this continent the region on the planet where the virus nowadays covers more people, many athletes, amateurs or not, are wondering about, to what extent, it is safe to maintain your physical activity abroad.

Corona: How Safe is It to Run Out?

There is much that we have been hearing and reading lately about what we can continue to do and what is not in the midst of the coronary pandemic in terms of our personal habits and activities.

Coronavirus and leaving home. Can you exercise outside?

Going to the park for a run or is it better to spread the mat in front of the TV? Dr. David Nieman of the North Carolina Research Campus and Brian Labus Assistant Professor at the UNLV School of Public Health in Nevada explain what it is like to train outside in the face of the risk of a coronavirus outbreak.

Nevada’s total of COVID-19 cases climbs to 95

New data shows that Nevadans age 30 to 39 have tested positive for the new coronavirus more than any other age group in the state, followed by those age 60 to 69, according to a new website launched by state government.

Convention Cancellations to Cost Over $20 Billion in Two Months

The U.S. convention industry is expected to lose billions of dollars in revenue, as businesses restrict employee travel and governments ban large gatherings in the face of the coronavirus, an industry group said.

How to stop touching your face

Public health officials consistently promote hand-washing as a way for people to protect themselves from the COVID-19 coronavirus. However, this virus can live on metal and plastic for days, so simply adjusting your eyeglasses with unwashed hands may be enough to infect yourself. Thus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization have been telling people to stop touching their faces.

Is It Safe To Online Shop With Coronavirus? Your Questions, Answered

From school cancellations to store closures to just general uncertainty about life, everyone is feeling the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The world is trying to figure out how to practice social distancing while still meeting basic human needs on a daily basis. It’s a lot to deal with, and unfortunately, there’s no pre-existing guidebook for how to do anything in the middle of a pandemic.

How To Run Safely Amid Coronavirus Concerns

While the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, causing running races — and many other large events — to be postponed and cancelled, you might be wondering what you should do for your own personal health and how this could affect your training.

With business closures across the state, local governments prepare to take a revenue hit

Casinos on the Las Vegas Strip and in downtown Reno shut their doors. Gyms sent notices to their members that they were closing. Small businesses that form the backbone of the economy — restaurants, coffee shops, bars, salons, tattoo shops, bookstores — shut down, many forced to layoff their employees and others transitioning to only offer takeout, delivery and pick-up.