Tag: coronavirus
State overrules Wrangell’s bid to impose COVID restrictions in anticipation of fishing season
City leaders said they are afraid that the dozens of fish plant workers planning to come to the town in mid-June will bring the coronavirus to the isolated community.
Alaska is exempting some businesses from health mandates. But it’s keeping their plans secret for now.
More than 700 companies want exemptions to a public health mandate from Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy that quarantined employees coming from out of state work from home for two weeks. But the state has so far refused to release companies' plans publicly, even as municipal leaders press for access.
After being labeled coronavirus ‘hotspot’, Fairbanks now has the highest level of testing in Alaska
Fairbanks was working with a shortage of test kits until last week, but now says that 800 over test kits are available for use.
First COVID case announced in Bering Strait region
The regional health corporation is not releasing the name of the community in which the case was reported.
Investigation into airplane crash put on hold due to coronavirus concerns
A couple and their two adult sons were injured in a crash near Fire Lake north of Eagle River, but the NTSB said it would not immediately send investigators to the crash site.
Alaska airports to get $124 million in federal relief
The Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that airports in Alaska will receive more than $124 million in federal aid.
The money is the state’s share...
Alaska COVID-19 update: A ninth death, eight new cases and 13 more recoveries
By the end of the day Monday, a total of 285 Alaskans had been diagnosed with COVID-19, and 98 had recovered from the disease.
LISTEN: How is rural Alaska preparing for COVID-19?
With limited clinic and hospital capacity, how are rural Alaska health providers preparing to assist residents who become ill?
With Cheez-It communion and Zoom, Christians and Jews celebrate holy days in the time of a modern plague
Passover and Holy Week fell on the same time this year, and observers found special resonance in their celebrations during the coronavirus pandemic.
Park Service closes access road into Denali National Park
In a statement Tuesday, the National Park Service said the decision from Denali National Park and Preserve is in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
With ban on non-urgent surgeries, Juneau hospital says it’s losing $250,000 a day
The hospital also said it spent $600,000 on supplies and labor in preparation for the coronavirus pandemic.
Alaska rolls out plan to use hotels, dorms to quarantine health care workers and homeless families
The new mandate gives the state access to federal funding to help pay for the temporary housing if it's needed.
LISTEN: Shocked and confused, high school seniors navigate a school year cut short by the coronavirus
For the 9,606 high school seniors across the state who make up the class of 2020 the final sport seasons have been cut short and proms and graduations have been postponed at best or canceled.
There are four COVID-19 cases at a Juneau correctional center
Four recent confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Juneau are all staff members at Lemon Creek Correctional Center, according to the Alaska Department of Corrections.
Scores of Alaska villages implement travel restrictions amid pandemic
About 70 Alaska tribes have implemented travel restrictions to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, limiting incoming air, land and water traffic in remote villages scattered across the state.
Easter egg hunts during hunker down? Unalaska finds a way
Unalaska's Department of Parks, Culture, and Recreation handed out Easter baskets to parents who waited in their cars.
Governor vetoes funding for Alaska’s unified library catalog, video conferencing services
In explaining the veto, the governor’s office wrote that the state libraries had enough resources to operate without extra money.
Dunleavy vetoes $150K in funding for rural REAL ID assistance
The veto comes after the state previously solicited donations from the public to fund DMV staff travel to rural villages to implement the federally-mandated REAL IDs.
Cruise lines are taking bookings for an Alaska cruise season that might not even happen
Skagway Mayor Andrew Cremata said he was surprised to learn that Carnival Cruise Line is offering a seven-day cruise through his town in early July, but it's not clear whether that trip is even happening.
Sunday update: Alaska reports 15 new coronavirus cases
Three of the cases were reported in the Mat-Su Valley, bringing the statewide total up to 272.