Tag: coronavirus
Napaskiak residents asked to shelter in place after COVID-19 case identified
A Napaskiak resident tested positive for COVID-19 last week, and officials worry about community spread of the virus in the small Southwest Alaska village of about 400 people.
Alaska records more than 40 new COVID-19 cases, the highest daily increase yet
It’s the fourth time in the past month that the state has a new daily high.
Alaska clarifies new rules for ferry travel, no test required for short trips
The Alaska Marine Highway System announced the new coronavirus-related protocols on Sunday. Three days later, it sent out a statement tweaking some of them.
Ravn says 30 bidders want to buy at least a piece of the company, but next steps are murky
Five of the bidders are interested in buying Ravn intact. There were also nearly a dozen offers to buy “substantial assets” from Ravn -- not the whole business, but more than $1 million.
But the next steps in the process are still murky.
Juneau draws inspiration from Depression-era solutions with plan to put locals to work on trails
A city proposal would put $1 million of CARES Act funding to create temporary jobs for workers who found themselves unemployed due to the pandemic.
With unknowns on the supply and the demand side, salmon markets have become unstable
An economist says that increased operating costs due to the pandemic, a decline in restaurant demand, and a decline in consumers' incomes has resulted in a huge amount of uncertainty in the salmon market.
Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation recommends lockdown after COVID-positive person traveled to a regional village
The health corporation is not naming the village, and says the individual is now in isolation.
Lawsuit seeks to block small business relief, alleging it doesn’t follow approved plan
The lawsuit alleges that changes that Governor Dunleavy made to a relief plan approved by the legislature are unconstitional.
Most travelers screened at Alaska airports opt to test for COVID-19 instead of two-week quarantine
About 12,000 people got screened at eight airports in Alaska during the second week of the state's new travel rules. Just 2,000 opted to quarantine for two weeks instead of testing for COVID-19.
12 seafood workers in Dillingham are diagnosed with COVID-19 as number of cases in Alaska continues to rise
The 12 infections in the nonresident workers are among 35 new cases included in the state health department’s data update Tuesday. The number of Alaskans with active COVID-19 infections has also reached a new high : 264.
People entering Alaska by land and sea must follow the state’s travel policy. Here are the rules.
Travelers taking a car or boat into Alaska will have similar rules to those taking a flight, though ferry travel has stricter requirements.
Face coverings now required to enter federal courthouses in Alaska
Anyone entering a federal courthouse in Alaska must wear a mask or face covering or they will not be allowed inside.
Got symptoms? In Anchorage, you can now get a COVID drive-thru test without a note from your doctor.
“At this time, we don't have any concern" about demand outstripping supplies, says city Health Department Director Natasha Pineda.
3 new COVID-19 cases at Southeast Alaska seafood plant among 10 statewide Monday
The three cases are at a salmon processing plant in Excursion Inlet, a remote spot about 40 miles west of Juneau. The plant is owned by OBI Seafoods, the new company formed by a recent merger of Icicle Seafoods and Ocean Beauty Seafoods.
U.S. Rep. Don Young downplayed COVID-19 as the “beer virus.” Now he and other Republicans are back to in-person campaign events.
Alaska Republicans have been quicker than Democrats and independents to resume in-person campaigning, at events where many attendees and candidates have foregone masks and social distancing.
Both national and in-state polling data show Republicans to be far less concerned about COVID-19 than Democrats.
With food supplies threatened by pandemic, tribes say they’re still waiting for permission for special hunts
Tribal governments who requested special hunts in April in order to secure food security for their communities say they still haven't heard back from regulators.
More — but not all — Alaska small businesses to become eligible for grants
Changes loosened the rules, but some businesses still won't qualify for state funding because they received federal funds.
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Girdwood gathering leads to 5 COVID cases and concerns of more to come
Five individuals tested positive, but other attendees are showing symptoms of COVID-19. Officials say further spread is likely.
Bristol Bay seafood cases push Alaska’s coronavirus count up by 26
Seven of the new cases were reported among out-of-state seafood workers in the Bristol Bay region.