In The News: School of Public Health
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Those are just three of the more than 100 communities since June that have taken a stand against racism, declaring it a public health issue, in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death in police custody that sparked a racial reckoning across the U.S.
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“Close contact” doesn’t have to be sustained to increase the risk of COVID-19 transmission, federal and local experts agree.
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Gov. Steve Sisolak has ordered a three-week “state pause” beginning Tuesday to combat the spread of the coronavirus in Nevada.
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Nevada surpassed 2,000 cumulative deaths from the coronavirus Saturday as the state reported 29 new deaths for the second consecutive day.
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Nevada’s hitting a record number of coronavirus cases almost daily now. On Thursday, state health officials reported a record-high 2,416 new cases and six additional deaths.
The FDA has issued an emergency use authorization to a prescription-based at-home COVID-19 test that provides results in less than 30 minutes. It is the first test of this kind to become available for COVID-19. The only other infectious disease that has an FDA-approved at-home diagnostic test is HIV.
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As COVID-19 cases increase, the Southern Nevada Health District recommends that Thanksgiving be celebrated only with people from your own home.
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As COVID-19 cases climb in the community, the Southern Nevada Health District is recommending that Thanksgiving be celebrated only with people in your own household.
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While COVID-19 cases keep rising and uncertainty abounds, many people are worried we could see another shutdown.
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While COVID-19 cases keep rising and uncertainty abounds, many people are worried we could see another shutdown.
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Nevada has hit its highest COVID-19 daily reported case. 2,269 to be exact.
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The message is the same, but the tone is more urgent. The consequences aren’t explicitly stated, but it’s implied.