The question of whether the general public should wear masks when heading outside has lingered for weeks as health officials across the country have scrambled to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus — a pandemic that worsened through the month of March and with no end yet in sight.

As the spread of coronavirus outpaces available testing, one side effect that comes with the plethora of already listed symptoms is paranoia over whether an individual does in fact have this novel coronavirus.

He wrestled with the decision over three or four sleepless nights.

He wrestled with the decision over three or four sleepless nights.

Slowing the spread of coronavirus is at the top your mind right now with everything you do. You’re running alone, working out at home, maintaining at least a six-foot distance from other runners or people you might encounter outside, and staying home if you feel sick in order not not spread the virus to others.

The novel coronavirus is bringing nations to their knees. More than a million people around the world are known to be infected with COVID-19, the disease that’s on track to kill as many as a quarter of a million Americans in the next few months, even with mitigating measures in place.

It’s a coronavirus metric that anxious Southern Nevadans might find encouraging, but one that’s difficult to find.

The Nevada System of Higher Education’s (NSHE’s) eight institutions have risen to help their local communities and state during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic.

One educated guess comes from the respected "Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation" at the University of Washington State.

The best time to shop for a pandemic is, of course, before the pandemic begins.

Twenty-six people have died in Nevada from COVID-19: 23 in Southern Nevada and three in Washoe County. The number of cases statewide now tops 1,100.

Wynn Resorts and Caesars Entertainment are taking reservations for stays on the Las Vegas Strip beginning April 17, which is the first day the resort corridor and other nonessential business would be allowed to open under a statewide 30-day shutdown for coronavirus concerns.