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Governor Dunleavy has issued Health Mandates #11 and #12. We will post the text from those mandates as soon as they are available. In the meantime, here are the FAQs from the Governor’s office, explaining the mandates. FAQs_03272020-SOA-COVID-19-Health-Mandate-011-012

The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly has a double meeting this evening, a regular meeting and an emergency meeting, both are being teleconferenced in order to limit the number of people congregating in one place. The ordinance being considered during the emergency meeting would authorized the assembly to conduct meetings by teleconference and to allow members …

KMXT Received the following press release from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. We post it here as received, with minor editing. **COVID-19 HEALTH MANDATE** Issued: March 17, 2020 By: Governor Mike Dunleavy Commissioner Adam Crum, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical Officer, State of …

Story by KTOO’s and Alaska Public Media’s Andrew Kitchenman. Three more people in Alaska have confirmed cases of coronavirus, bringing the total to six. In a news conference Tuesday evening, Dr. Anne Zink, the state’s chief medical officer, said the new cases are from Anchorage, Fairbanks and Ketchikan. “We’ve seen in just a few days …

KMXT received this Health Alert on Tuesday evening. We post it here as received, with minor editing. **COVID-19 HEALTH ALERT** Issued: March 17, 2020 By: Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical Officer, State of Alaska Commissioner Adam Crum, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services is committed to …

The Alaska Medical Employees Association called off its strike against Providence Hospital in Kodiak today. In a joint statement this morning, the union and the hospital announced that Providence will allow AMEA workers — which include nurses, physical therapists, support staff and others — to maintain their current sick leave benefits for another year, and …

In this newscast: As of Tuesday morning, three people in Alaska had tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, but other test kits are still being determined (From Elizabeth Jenkins in Juneau) Alaska Medical Employees Association called off its strike against Providence today after a tentative agreement was reached with the help of a …

KMXT received this press release from the governor’s office. We post it here with slight edits. Governor Issues Public Health Disaster Emergency Declaration for COVID-19 State resources activated in response to COVID-19 preparedness March 11, 2020 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today issued a declaration of public health disaster emergency …

The Alaska Legislature on Friday passed a citation honoring Coach Joe Floyd who passed away February 22. Joe and wife Carolyn moved to Kodiak in 1955, when Floyd accepted the job as a teacher and coach at Kodiak High School. The citation lists a long line of sports and other local after-school activities Floyd …

The medical union representing Kodiak nurses, physical therapists and other health care workers is going on strike to preserve earned sick leave and vacation benefits. On Tuesday, Alaska Medical Employee Association negotiators sent a 10-day notice to strike to Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center. “It’s bad for hospital morale. It’s bad for having a positive …