UNLV and UNR will transition to online-only instruction after spring break due to coronavirus fears, the universities said Thursday.

While there are no state mandates to cancel large gatherings, businesses and organizers are taking it upon themselves to call off meetings, concerts and sports events.

Given the topic of Wednesday’s joint meeting of the Clark County Commission and Las Vegas City Council, the timing couldn’t have been more meaningful.

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.

UNLV just registered more than 31,000 students and recorded a first-year retention rate of about 80 percent.

More than 80 percent of Nevada’s nursing homes have failed to meet federal standards for infection prevention and control in the past three years, Medicare data shows.

UNLV has announced they will be transitioning to online learning on March 23.

Add UNLV to the roster of universities around the country suspending classroom lectures and instruction this spring due to the spread of the coronavirus.

UNLV will transition to remote operations after Spring Break, the university announced in a release Thursday.