Gov. Sisolak announces plan to end Nevada’s COVID-19 State of Emergency
Governor Steve Sisolak on Friday announced his intention to end Nevada’s State of Emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic on May 20, a move ending a measure lasting 26 months to respond to the global spread of the virus.
Reinfections account for a growing percentage of COVID-19 cases
Reinfections account for about 9 percent of new COVID-19 cases reported in Nevada, according to state data, a growing number blamed in part on easily transmissible variants.
Optum Care and Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Celebrate Partnership and Classroom Dedication
The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV commemorated its partnership with Optum Care by renaming its graduate medical education (GME) classroom space The Optum GME Classroom.
Reconnecting body, mind and spirit after the pandemic
The author John Steinbeck once smartly penned, “A sad soul can be just as lethal as a germ.” It is a clever phrase and it is spot on. In fact, science backs it up.
Can subvariant BA.2 cause new restrictions?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than half of new coronavirus infections in the United States are from the super-contagious BA.2 subvariant. Do you mean that the restrictions and isolations are back? Adriana Arévalo explains to us.
Southern Nevada health officials monitor latest COVID variant
Health experts including the Southern Nevada Health District continue to monitor the spread of the new COVID-19 sub-variant, although they say the symptoms are considered relatively mild.
The BA.2 subvariant: Increase of cases likely, surge not so much say experts
It's unwelcome news to a world already exhausted from Covid: a new subvariant is starting to get the attention of experts.
Second anniversary of the pandemic. What's next?
Exactly two years ago, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 pandemic. At least six million lives have been lost during these 24 months and progress has been made in public health areas. But what's next now? Adriana Arevalo has the report.