ANCHORAGE – An employee at a seafood processing plant in Seward tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday. OBI Seafoods, the operator of the plant, with support from the Seward Community Health Center, immediately began testing all 262 of the plant’s employees and implemented isolation protocols for its workforce in advance of contact tracing. The […]
While the true toll Covid-19 has taken on healthcare workers is not yet known, one investigation found that more than 760 have died from the virus. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on Tuesday falsely claimed that healthcare workers “don’t get infected” with Covid-19 “because they take appropriate precautions” as he attempted to […]
May 23, 2020 ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) today announced four new cases of COVID-19 in: Wasilla (2), Nome (1) and Northwest Arctic Borough (1). This brings the total Alaska case count to 408. This report reflects data from 12:00 a.m. until 11:59 p.m. on May 22 that […]
JUNEAU – Four-hundred public ferry workers who operate Alaska’s Marine Highway System are providing a “behind-the-scenes” look at the events which led up to a strike that began Wednesday afternoon, July 24. The strike is ongoing, although union officials have made it clear they are ready to talk when a settlement is within reach. […]