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When the coronavirus ends, your marriage doesn’t have to

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By Kim Palchikoff Note: Several Nevada marriage and family therapists collaborated on this piece. Stay-at-home orders are proving helpful in the struggle against the fatal coronavirus, but such severe isolation can wreak havoc on marriages and other cohabitational relationships. Unemployment. Financial uncertainty. Lives upended. All make for a potentially disastrous … [Read more...] about When the coronavirus ends, your marriage doesn’t have to

Coronavirus … by zip code

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Those living in zip code 89179 in Mountain’s Edge have been the least affected by the coronavirus so far in southwest Las Vegas, as illustrated in a map released by the Southern Nevada Health District. The map shows there have been only between five and 20 cases reported from those who reside in the zip code. The zips with between 21 and 40 cases were 89178 and … [Read more...] about Coronavirus … by zip code

77 residents, 66 staff members at facilities across Nevada test positive for COVID-19; 14 deaths reported

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By Meghan Messerly/The Nevada Independent Nearly 150 residents and staff members in nursing homes, behavioral health centers and correctional facilities across Nevada have tested positive for COVID-19 and 14 have died, according to a new state dashboard released Monday morning. More than half of the cases are spread across more than a dozen skilled nursing … [Read more...] about 77 residents, 66 staff members at facilities across Nevada test positive for COVID-19; 14 deaths reported

Take Part in Tele-Town Hall ‘Ask the Medical Experts’ on Tuesday

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The public is invited to take part in an “Ask the Medical Experts” Tele-town Hall meeting about the coronavirus on Tuesday, April 14 at 10 a.m. Community members may submit questions in advance via email at CCTV@ClarkCountyNV.gov or via Clark County’s Facebook, Instagram or Twitter social media sites0 Members of the public may also watch or listen to … [Read more...] about Take Part in Tele-Town Hall ‘Ask the Medical Experts’ on Tuesday

During COVID-19, Take Simple Steps to Establish a New Normal

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StatePoint It’s always the right time to commit to healthy habits, behaviors and steps to improve your physical and mental health. With the COVID-19 pandemic creating so much uncertainty and upending so many routines, experts say that focusing on the things within your control is particularly important. “At this particular moment -- challenging as it may be -- it is … [Read more...] about During COVID-19, Take Simple Steps to Establish a New Normal