“This is going to be our Pearl Harbor moment, our 9/11 moment,’’ U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams told “Fox News Sunday.”
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Since Nevada reported its first cases of COVID-19 on March 5, a series of emergency measures has brought the economy to a near halt and transformed life in the Silver State.
Death Valley National Park is closing due to “public health concerns” amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The closure includes all roads, campgrounds, park facilities, trails and viewpoints.
The declaration allows the state to “unlock additional federal assistance programs for Nevadans affected by the COVID-19 pandemic,” Sisolak said in a statement posted Saturday on Twitter.
In a sign of the disorganized response to the global crisis, Gov. Andrew Cuomo praised the Chinese government for its help in securing the shipment of the breathing machines.
Worldwide, confirmed infections rose past 1.1 million and deaths exceeded 60,000, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The U.S. has more than 7.6K deaths.
Sam Lieberman, a Nevada university regent and former chairman of the state Democratic Party, died on Friday at age 58.
President Donald Trump has fired Michael Atkinson, the inspector general for the intelligence community who handled the whistleblower complaint that triggered Trump’s impeachment.
Rena Hughes is hoping to retain her seat on the Clark County Family Court bench as she is challenged by attorneys Dedree “Dee” Butler and J. Scott MacDonald.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that his department is working to bring home Americans who have been stranded abroad because of efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
Only essential personnel and people already living on base will be allowed to enter starting Monday
Environmental groups say the Interior Department is using chaos created by the coronavirus outbreak to push through critical decisions on threatened species without public input, a charge dismissed by the Trump administration.
Four Clark County firefighters have tested positive for coronavirus, Chief John Steinbeck said Friday.
The Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is chipping away at its unemployment insurance trust fund balance.
Anticipating a significant strain on state budgets caused by the new coronavirus, Gov. Steve Sisolak is telling state agencies to start planning for significant cuts.
