Task force to coordinate state response and conduct a Preliminary Damage Assessment JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – A task force, deployed by the State Emergency Operations Center, comprised of emergency management specialists, State Department of Environmental Conservation, Red Cross of Alaska, and the North West Arctic Borough (NWAB) are in Buckland Friday to coordinate the […]
Statewide survey indicates confidence in Alaska’s efforts to manage the COVID-19 virus ANCHORAGE – A statewide public opinion survey conducted among residents in late February reveals a large majority of Alaskans approve of the State’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic response. The survey also measured awareness of the State’s vaccine distribution efforts, revealing a majority […]
“This report exhaustively documents what has long been clear: the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus crisis has been a tragic failure.” One day after the United States reported a record high of more than 90,400 Covid-19 cases in a 24-hour period—equivalent to one new infection every second—the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis […]
In an interview with Jonathan Swan of Axios that aired late Monday, President Donald Trump sputtered, declared “You can’t do that,” and continued trying to downplay the massive and rising coronavirus death toll when confronted with the fact the U.S. has a higher mortality rate by percentage of population than major countries like South Korea and […]