Impact of Technology

This is IMPACT. A daily look at how we are coping with the coronavirus in Nevada. I’m Carrie Kaufman. So I took some risk today. To get a story. Valley High School is handing Chromebooks and I went to talk to kids and to principal Ramona Esparza. I wore gloves and a mask. Upside down, apparently, according to my know it all Facebook friends. I think it turned into a good piece. We’ll play it in a few minutes. But first we are joined this evening by Rebecca Garcia, one of the people who runs the CCSD parent Facebook group. And we're going to check the numbers. As of March 30, the U.S. has passed 159,000 cases.There was 141,000 yesterday. And almost 500 more deaths, at 2945. Around the world, there’s been a 35,000 case uptick since yesterday. We’re at more than 755,000 cases, with 37,000 reported deaths. Nevada is at 1008 cases and 15 deaths. That death rate has held steady over the last couple of days. Keep staying in, Nevada! Governor Steve Sisolak held a press conference yesterday with Attorney General Aaron Ford and State Treasurer Zach Conine. They announced an emergency order to prohibit evictions for Nevadans struggling to pay their rent or mortgage. Ford also announced his office is spending $2 million to United Way of Southern and Northern Nevada to cover the cost of food. Sisolak’s moratorium on evictions will last as long as the state of emergency is in effect, it will not get people out of having to pay once the pandemic is over, and it will not allow any late fees. In addition, landlords must still carry out their contractual obligations - for instance, if a pipe bursts.