Dr. Brian Labus, Epidemiologist with the UNLV School of Public Health and the governor’s medical advisory team, and RJ Health reporter Mary Hynes cover the latest topics surrounding COVID-19 in Nevada.
Topics this week:
1.LAS VEGAS HOSPITALS DROP HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE AS COVID-19 TREATMENT2. CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA BOTH SEEING RECORD JUMPS IN COVID-19 CASES.
WHAT ARE THESE NUMBERS TELLING US?3. ENHANCING FACIAL COVERINGS IN NEVADA WILL THIS BE APART OF GOV. SISOLAK’S PRESSER TONIGHT?
While relief from the Las Vegas heat spell is on its way, you’ll have to wait several days for it. In the meantime, there’s some valuable tips to keep you hydrated.
The new cases — coming on the heels of a record one-day jump of 412 in the county — brought the total to 11,481.
Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish and Jain religious leaders have urged removal of statues of various Hindu and Jain deities from its Foundation Room nightclub, calling it highly inappropriate. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The developer of an Amazon warehouse in North Las Vegas has sold the building for $110 million.
This is the priciest real estate sale in Southern Nevada since the coronavirus pandemic hit, records show.
Law enforcement in Clark County will take part in the interagency “You Light It, We Write It” campaign to crack down on the use of illegal fireworks in the Las Vegas Valley this Fourth of July. (Clark County)
Las Vegas residents have been standing in line for hours frustrated because they can’t make an appointment on the Department of Motor Vehicles website due to technical issues. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Wet’n’Wild welcomed back guests on Monday with new safety procedures in place.
The Culinary Workers Union expresses their concerns about returning to work and the safety precautions that casinos are taking to ensure the safety of staff.
The Culinary union expresses its concerns about returning to work and the safety precautions that casinos are taking to ensure the safety of staff.
The Texas Station site is operating in addition to the drive-thru testing site in the UNLV Tropicana parking garage next to the Thomas & Mack Center. Both sites are operated by Clark County and University Medical Center in partnership with the Nevada National Guard. (Renee Summerour and Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Amy Van Rosen with the Good All Day Collective joins volunteers to create a Black Lives Matter protest mural on the Majestic Repertory Theatre building in downtown Las Vegas. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Residents who were victims in the Alpine Apartment Fire on Dec. 21 recall what happened and some of the struggles they are facing after six months. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Henderson native Air Force Maj. Chris Stein, stationed at the U.S. Embassy in Madrid, Spain, and his wife dealt with the coronavirus pandemic, diagnoses for COVID-19 and having an unexpected home birth for their third child. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Paris Las Vegas hotel-casino reopened its doors on June 18 after the statewide shutdown in response to COVID-19. (Mackenzie Behm/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The state Gaming Control Board has ordered Nevada casinos to require players and spectators of most casino table and card games to wear protective face coverings.
The state Gaming Control Board has ordered Nevada casinos to require players and spectators of most casino table and card games to wear protective face coverings.
The Women’s Alzheimer’s Prevention Center at Cleveland Clinic in Las Vegas, whose backers include Maria Shriver, is the first medical clinic in the nation to offer a women-specific center for Alzheimer’s disease prevention, research and caregiving support. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas Councilwoman Michele Fiore walks out of a City Council meeting during public comments.
COVID-19 Weekly discussion 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 COVID-19 in Nevada.
Topics this week:
1. CLARK COUNTY SEES LARGEST SINGLE-DAY COVID-19 SPIKE, HOSPITAL RATES ALSO INCREASED.
2. WHAT IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE COVID-19 SPIKE?
NO MAKS? RECENT PROTESTS? PHASE 2 REOPENING?
3. ANTIBODY TESTING: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE THEM?
What local gyms are doing to practice social distancing and new cleaning measures to ensure the safety of their staff and customers. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sheriff Joe Lombardo speaks on the legal observers’ arrests during Saturday’s Black Lives Matter protest.
Golden Knights General Manager Kelly McCrimmon Talks Team Responsibility for BLM Movement and what role sports plays as a whole.
A look at some of the interesting reminders of a mob life in the home of Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal, featured on the fifth episode of the Mobbed Up podcast. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Golden Knights General Manager Kelly McCrimmon talks Ryan Reaves signing a two-year extension.
Golden Knights General Manager Kelly McCrimmon talks Golden Knights preseason and the possibility of Las Vegas becoming a hub city for playoffs.
Police are seeking three men in connection to an armed robbery last month in which a victim was pistol whipped. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
Governor Steve Sisolak provides an update on the progress of the reopening Nevada including contact tracing, and the state’s budget problems due to the coronavirus.
Renee Summerour and Mike Akers talk about what to expect when you make your next trip to the DMV and alternatives to standing in line.
Footage of the arrests of two Las Vegas photojournalists at a protest shows police knew they were members of the media. LVMPD body-camera video shows officers arresting Review-Journal photographer Ellen Schmidt and freelancer Bridget Bennett.
