Whittier sees 11 cases of COVID-19 among seafood processor workers
City officials are meeting with Alaska’s chief medical officer, Dr. Anne Zink, on Thursday afternoon and plan to hold an emergency city council meeting Thursday evening.
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Authors retract study showing hydroxychloroquine was dangerous for hospitalized COVID-19 patients
The authors said independent reviewers were not able to verify information that’s been widely questioned by other scientists.
18 nonresidents mostly in seafood industry test positive for COVID-19 in Alaska, data shows
Eight Alaska resident cases of COVID-19 were also included in the state’s new virus numbers reported Thursday.
1.9 million Americans sought jobless aid last week, even as reopenings slow layoffs
The total number of people who are receiving jobless aid rose slightly to 21.5 million, down from a peak of nearly 25 million two weeks ago.
Alaska’s new test-based travel policy will give visitors an alternative to 14-day quarantine starting Saturday
Alaska residents taking short trips will not have to obtain a test in the state they are visiting, but instead will be asked to take a test when they return.
Read the full text of Alaska’s updated health mandate on interstate and international travel
Under the revised mandate, travelers who test negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours of boarding a plane to Alaska will be able to waive the state’s 14-day quarantine requirement.
Watch live: Alaska officials announce changes to health mandate on interstate travel at 5 p.m.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy, DHSS Commissioner Adam Crum and Alaska’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink will announce the changes in a briefing Wednesday evening.
Alaska coronavirus spike continues with 18 new cases, all in Southcentral
The Kenai Peninsula continues to see more cases, including three Nikiski fire personnel. Meanwhile, two non-Alaskan seafood industry workers tested positive in Unalaska, the first confirmed cases there.
'It’s not the same, Mama’: As summer camps open in Anchorage, kids and staff adapt to pandemic restrictions
Good social distancing, temperature checks, face masks and hand sanitizer are all part of the new normal in preventing the spread of the coronavirus.
Hydroxychloroquine failed to prevent healthy people from getting COVID-19 in trial
President Trump has repeatedly touted the drug as a “game changer” for COVID-19, and recently said he took it for several days.
Anchorage Assembly extends COVID-19 emergency declaration to July 31
Municipal Attorney Kate Vogel said the Berkowitz administration still needs emergency powers to allow it to react quickly if the coronavirus surges.
Sweden’s top epidemiologist acknowledges pandemic response could have been better
Sweden has seen 4,468 deaths linked to COVID-19, far more than its Nordic neighbors and one of the highest death rates per capita in the world. Its economy wasn’t spared.
Alaska could be the first state to ask travelers to get COVID-19 tests. Some say they’d rather not come.
Starting Friday, Gov. Mike Dunleavy wants incoming travelers to show negative test results or get tested at the airport if they want to avoid quarantine.
20 new COVID-19 cases reported in Alaska as spike in positive test results continues
Five of the new cases are part of an outbreak at a Providence transitional care center in Anchorage.
Anchorage Mayor Berkowitz to propose extension of emergency powers to July 31
While Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s emergency powers to respond to COVID-19 extend until Nov. 15, the mayor’s current declaration expires Friday.
Nearly 26,000 nursing home residents died during coronavirus pandemic, government report shows
More than 34,400 nursing home employees got sick and nearly 450 died from the coronavirus.
Alaska reports 7 new COVID-19 cases; care center involved in weekend spike reports 5 more
A total of 17 cases have been reported at Providence Alaska’s Anchorage transitional care facility, the source of nearly half the 27 cases reported Sunday.
Bethel health officials ‘highly confident’ that Quinhagak girl received false positive coronavirus test result
The girl was tested a second time and the sample was sent to a state lab. The result came back negative.
Factory trawler returns to Seattle after 85 crew members test positive for COVID-19
The FV American Dynasty was scheduled to fish later in summer for pollock in the Bering Sea off Alaska.
Providence care center hit by COVID-19 as Alaska sees largest daily case increase
The statewide increase of 27 reported Sunday included 12 confirmed cases at Providence Transitional Care Center in Anchorage.