The purpose of this alert is to provide guidance for the safe handling of bodies and deceased persons with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. Key Points There is currently no known risk associated with being in the same room at a funeral or visitation service with the body of someone who died of COVID-19 (see […]
COVID-19 Health Mandate 11: Social Distancing, Item I.5 prohibits private and public gatherings of non-household members, regardless of the number of people involved. This includes, but is not limited to, weddings, faith gatherings, graduations, and funeral events. https://gov.alaska.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/03272020-SOA-COVID-19-Health-Mandate-011.pdf However, the following practices will be allowed for places of worship, including churches, synagogues, mosques, temples […]
ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Monday announced six new cases of COVID-19 in five Alaska communities – Anchorage (2) Eagle River (1), Fairbanks (1), Petersburg (1) and Soldotna (1). This brings the total case count in Alaska to 191. These new cases were reported from 12:00 a.m. until […]
On Sunday, in a statement by a RavnAir spokesman revealed that in light of the current Coronavirus epidemic sweeping the state and the nation that the group that includes RavnAir Alaska, PenAir and RavnAir Connect, will be shuttering their doors and grounding all 72 aircraft as they shut down all operations. RavnAir also stated […]