Public health, economic leaders testify to joint legislative hearing ANCHORAGE – Economists at a joint hearing of the Health and Social Services and House State Affairs committees urged the state to implement public health measures that will contain the COVID-19 virus and enable economic recovery. “By successfully fighting the virus, we’re more likely for […]
Nine chief executives of competing drug companies working to develop a vaccine for the coronavirus jointly said Tuesday they would not seek U.S. government regulatory approval for its use until Phase 3 tests showed it was safe. The statement comes as President Donald Trump has suggested there could be an announcement on a successful […]
“These are not numbers or statistics but family members, friends, and loved ones.” While a new forecast released by health researchers estimates that a mask-wearing compliance rate of 95% in the U.S. could reduce a projected death toll over the next four months by 120,000 people, President Donald Trump at a campaign event Thursday […]
DHSS today announced 50 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 44 are residents in 16 communities: Fairbanks (12), Anchorage (8), Juneau (3), North Pole (3), Bethel Census Area (2), Kenai (2), Ketchikan (2), Nome Census Area (2), Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area (2), Utqiaġvik (2) and one each in North Slope Borough, Homer, Kotzebue, Nome, Palmer and Wasilla. Six nonresident cases were […]