Lost in translation: Bilingual contact tracers confront a failure in public health messaging

January 22, 2021 by Noticiero Movil

Dulce Leyva is a bilingual contact tracer who lives in Reno, Nevada. Her job is to reach out to people who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus and make sure they’re self-isolating. And she tries to help them remember who they’ve been around and could have been exposed to the virus. “People who are… [Read More]

Challenges faced by Latino small business owners in Nevada during COVID-19

December 28, 2020 by Noticiero Movil

With Nevada small businesses working to stay open in 2021 amid the pandemic, KUNR recently hosted a Facebook Live event in Spanish with business owners and advisors. They answered community questions and shared resources for small business owners in both Northern and Southern Nevada. KUNR bilingual reporter Natalie Van Hoozer moderated the Q&A and spoke… [Read More]

New COVID-19 awareness efforts in Spanish launch in Northern Nevada

December 21, 2020 by Noticiero Movil

Across the country, Latino communities have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Washoe County officials recently launched an outreach program to more effectively communicate with the Spanish-speaking community. KUNR’s Natalie Van Hoozer spoke with Ivet Contreras, who’s involved with this campaign and says she’s basing her strategy on an… [Read More]

Sisolak extends ‘statewide pause,’ announces new eviction moratorium through March

December 14, 2020 by Noticiero Movil

Gov. Steve Sisolak announced on Sunday that he is extending current coronavirus health and safety restrictions for another month and putting in place a new moratorium on evictions through the end of March. But he also spent a significant portion of the afternoon press conference defending his decision to not go further and implement another statewide shutdown,… [Read More]

Judge orders full DACA restoration after the program hung in the balance for three years

December 8, 2020 by Noticiero Movil

Nevada DREAMers celebrated a federal judge’s decision Friday afternoon that requires the federal government to fully restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to function as it did prior to September 2017, when President Donald Trump terminated it. U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas Garaufis of the Eastern District of New York ordered the… [Read More]

COVID-19 bilingual contact tracers struggle as cases continue to spike

December 4, 2020 by Noticiero Movil

COVID-19 contract tracers continue to be in short supply. That’s especially true for bilingual ones. According to health officials in Nevada, bilingual contract tracers are working seven days a week and up to 14 hours a day. “Right now, it is a very difficult time, and as far as having enough [bilingual contact tracers], I… [Read More]

Sisolak limits gathering sizes, reduces occupancy at certain places as COVID-19 cases climb

November 23, 2020 by Noticiero Movil

Gov. Steve Sisolak announced on Sunday that he is lowering occupancy limits and once again reducing the size of allowed gatherings as COVID-19 continues to spread like wildfire across the state, setting records day after day for new reported cases. Occupancy in restaurants, bars, gyms, casino gaming floors and a host of other gathering spots such as… [Read More]

Director Tsanavi Spoonhunter on documenting food insecurity on the Crow Indian Reservation

November 19, 2020 by Noticiero Movil

Tsanavi Spoonhunter is an award-winning film director. Her documentary Crow Country: Our Right To Food Sovereignty was recently awarded best documentary short by the American Indian Film Festival. The film profiles tribal members of the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana and their struggles to retain food security. The Crow Indian Reservation is the largest reservation in Montana, stretched across 2.2… [Read More]

Sisolak tests positive for COVID-19 as virus surges in Nevada, across the nation

November 17, 2020 by Noticiero Movil

Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Friday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Sisolak, in a call with reporters Friday afternoon, said that he tested positive in the course of undergoing routine testing for the virus and is not experiencing any symptoms. He received a positive result from a rapid test on Friday and is awaiting the results… [Read More]

Sisolak urges Nevadans to limit nonessential activities under ‘Stay at Home 2.0’ or face further restrictions in two weeks

November 13, 2020 by Noticiero Movil

Gov. Steve Sisolak is asking Nevadans to voluntarily stay home for the next two weeks as COVID-19 cases spike statewide, warning that if the data doesn’t improve over that period he will be forced to take more drastic action. Under what Sisolak is calling “Stay at Home 2.0,” Nevadans are being urged to not go out in… [Read More]