The Southern Nevada Health District released an updated report on local flu statistics that revealed no deaths and fewer cases. Precautions related to the coronavirus are playing a part, as well as the time of year.

Americans have made many efforts to slow down the nationwide spread of COVID-19, the new coronavirus sweeping across the world. Grade schools have temporarily closed their doors. Companies are increasingly asking their employees to work from home. And in highly infected areas, even storefronts have decided to shut down for the time being.

President Donald Trump recently appointed Vice President Mike Pence to lead the government’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak and control public statements by government health officials about the crisis.

The impacts of COVID-19 and the associated economic fallout are likely to hit Nevada’s low-income population especially hard.

Even though most children will only show mild symptoms, it is important they take precautions to stay safe, because the virus can be transmitted from children to higher-risk adults. Brian Labus, a professor of public health, provides essential safety information for you, from handwashing to mask wearing to school closings.

As health officials continue to identify new cases of the novel coronavirus here in the US, outbreaks in places like Italy and China are exploding on an even larger scale. As a result, the University of Nevada, Reno just announced it was calling students who are studying abroad back home.

Some of Las Vegas’ top chefs have been added to the lineup for the Evolution Las Vegas Food and Wine Experience, scheduled for April 18 at the new Caesars Forum conference center. Nobu Matsuhisa, Guy Savoy, Buddy Valastro and Steve Martorano will join Bobby Flay for the festival’s inaugural edition. Actor John O’Hurley has also signed on to serve as the evening’s host.

As the number of confirmed COVID-19 continues to rise, a message health officials continue to repeat is to stop, or limit, the number of times a person touches their face.

Heidi Gorovitz Robertson served as the Academician on the ABA Section on Legal Education’s site team visiting the University of Nevada-Las Vegas for its sabbatical site evaluation for reaccreditation. Robertson’s assignment was to gather and report to the ABA facts pertaining to UNLV Law School’s Program of Legal Education. The site team spent 3 days at UNLV meeting with administrators, faculty, staff, and students, observing classes, and reviewing documents. Over the next 4 to 6 weeks, the team with compile a lengthy report for the ABA on this visit.