In The News: School of Public Health
New restrictions imposed on restaurants and other businesses this week by Gov. Steve Sisolak to curb the spread of COVID-19 raise a question: What’s the science behind them?
Nevada’s heavyweight casino operators aren’t saying how they are complying with the new capacity limits, but experts say the change isn’t likely to drastically alter casino operations, considering their floors were largely empty under the previous restrictions.
For the third time in less than two weeks, Nevada on Tuesday set a record for most coronavirus cases reported in a day since the start of the pandemic, state data shows.
As COVID-19 cases surge in Nevada, the demand for testing is up.
Philadelphia. Las Vegas. Cleveland.
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.
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.
“Close contact” doesn’t have to be sustained to increase the risk of COVID-19 transmission, federal and local experts agree.
Gov. Steve Sisolak has ordered a three-week “state pause” beginning Tuesday to combat the spread of the coronavirus in Nevada.
Nevada surpassed 2,000 cumulative deaths from the coronavirus Saturday as the state reported 29 new deaths for the second consecutive day.
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.
As COVID-19 cases increase, the Southern Nevada Health District recommends that Thanksgiving be celebrated only with people from your own home.