The CDC now recommends wearing cloth masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. But are they suitable for babies? According to the CDC, masks should not be used for children under age 2. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
MGM expects to see “weakened demand” at its properties with reduced domestic and international travel restrictions, consumer fears and reduced consumer discretionary spending. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Treasure Island is planning to open its doors to guests May 15, despite Gov. Steve Sisolak saying Wednesday that gaming shutdowns, currently set to end April 30, will probably be extended an undetermined amount of time. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman was interviewed by Anderson Cooper on CNN on Wednesday, April 22, talking about reopening Las Vegas after the coronavirus shutdown. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
You had questions, and we’ve got the answers! Renee Summerour sits down with Dr. Brian Labus, epidemiologist with the UNLV School of Public Health and the governor’s medical advisory team, and RJ health reporter, Mary Hynes, to answer viewer questions regarding the coronavirus spread in Nevada. (Renee Summerour/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
During the daily White House press conference on Tuesday, President Donald Trump revealed the details of the upcoming executive order. Trump said the order will be reassessed after 60 days “based on economic conditions” of the U.S. (Las Vegas Review-Journal
Renee Summerour and the Rj’s Steve Sebelius discuss Governor Steve Sisolak’s “Reopening Plan’, and if it will be enough.
The Culinary Union and SEIU are calling for local ad federal entities to help protect frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
With demand for crude oil continuing to dip due to the stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus pandemic, the price of gasoline at the retail level has fallen along with it. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
When asked if OSHA should be inside the hospitals to reports health violations,
SEIU Executive Board member Jody Domineck blasts OSHA and the CDC for not doing their job to protect workers
On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration revealed that the test had received emergency approval. The new kit, produced by North Carolina-based LabCorp, allows people to collect their own sample from home and send it to be tested. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
People fill up their vehicles at Costco off of Martin Luther King Boulevard in Las Vegas on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. (Elizabeth Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Nearly two months after testing positive, and three weeks since waking from a coma, Ronald Pipkins, 55, the first coronavirus patient in Nevada, was released from the VA Medical Center in North Las Vegas on April 20, 2020. (Veterans Health Administration)
U.S. crude prices reached their lowest level on record, with West Texas Intermediate crude dropping to minus $37.63 a barrel on April 20. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Wynn Resorts Ltd.’s CEO hopes to see the Strip “slowly begin” to reopen in the next month, according to an updated health and sanitation plan published Sunday morning. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Institutional living facilities where it is difficult to adhere to social distancing guidelines have been hard hit by the spread of COVID-19
With the aid of a court order, Sheriff Joe Lombardo is expected to release hundreds of inmates from the Clark County Detention Center because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Southern Nevada Health District gave an update on the COVID-19 situation to media members in Nevada via telebriefing .
New numbers by the Southern Nevada Health District show COVID-19 disproportionately killing Black and Asian Clark County residents compared to their White and Hispanic counterparts.RJ investigations reporter Michael Scott Davidson and Renee Summerour discuss why that is, other factors revealed in these numbers including gender and age.
The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo housing market index dropped 58 percent from March to a score of 30 this month, the largest monthly change in the history of the index.
RJ business reporter Bailey Schulz talk about The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation took additional steps adding a new phone line with about 100 workers and reiterating a new online filing system.
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman on Wednesday called sweeping nonessential business closures “total insanity” with no end date, and she once more pushed for Gov. Steve Sisolak to open the state.
Renee Summerour sits down with Dr. Brian Labus, Epidemiologist with the UNLV School of Public Health and the governor’s medical advisory team, and Rj Health reporter Mary Hynes to answer viewer questions regarding the Coronavirus spread in Nevada.
HAS NEVADA PEAKED IN COVID-19 CASES?
HAS GOV. SISOLAK’S SOCIAL DISTANCING ORDERS HELPED?
WILL GOV. SISOLAK REOPEN THE ECONOMY SOON?
WHAT DOES COVID-19 ZIP CODE MAP SAY ABOUT THE SPREAD?
ANTIBODY TESTING? BENEFITS? CONCERNS?
Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center held a surprise party Tuesday afternoon for a nurse who survived COVID-19.
Henry Kronberg is turning 100 years old friends in cars will drive by his house to wish him a happy birthday during the quarantine. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Maj. Gen. Ondra Berry speaks about the National Guard response to the Covid-19 crisis in Nevada.
From April 14 to April 30, chefs from the MGM Resorts International will cook and donate 1,000 hot meals a day for Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
RJ health reporter Mary Hynes talks about why University Medical Center started prescribing hydroxychloroquine, how they are doing it and what a patient needs to have in order to receive it. (Renee Summerour/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Clark County and the city of Las Vegas invited media to tour their ISO-1 (Isolation and Quarantine) Complex for the homeless Monday morning, hours before it is expected to accept its first patients. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
As fewer people are on roads across the nation because of coronavirus-related restrictions, the price of gasoline has steadily dropped along with the traffic volume.
The average price of regular unleaded gasoline in the United States stood at $1.88 as of April 10, compared with an average of $2.76 a year ago, according to AAA.