Yearly Archives: 2020

Major downtown Reno businesses closed today in the wake of COVID-19, causing one person to call the area a ghost town.

Nevada today launched the Nevada Health Response COVID-19 Risk Mitigation Initiative to provide further guidance to the community on recommendations and strategies to prevent and reduce the spread of coronavirus.

The Reno News & Review, Reno's alternative weekly newspaper for the past quarter century, is suspending publication after tomorrow's issue.

The University of Nevada, Reno campus will close to all non-essential employees, students and the general public as of 5 p.m. March 18 President Marc Johnson announced today.

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The Nevada Humane Society is reaching out to the community for help to place as many shelter animals in homes as possible should they have to close operations due to COVID-19.

Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak tonight ordered any business or government, where people congregate, to close in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

COVID-19 has had major impacts in the Silver State. Governor Steve Sisolak on March 12 declared Nevada to be in state of emergency. The City of Reno and Washoe County quickly followed suit.

Teams from Washoe County School District’s COVID-19 task force are finalizing plans to provide “distance learning” to the region’s 64,000 students.

Washoe County Manager Eric Brown announced today the county has issued a Declaration of Emergency for Washoe County because of the coronavirus.