Tag: ruralcovid
With emergency declaration set to end, Bethel leaders fear airport testing program could be shut down
In a private conversation Bethel Mayor Michelle DeWitt urged Gov. Mike Dunleavy to extend the disaster declaration so that the city could keep testing arriving passengers, as a surge in COVID-19 cases rocks the region.
Nunapitchuk turns to tradition after COVID-19 outbreak
The village of Nunapitchuk went into strict lockdown after it discovered positive cases, but also used traditional medicine.
Amid raging COVID-19 outbreak, most Y-K villages give up privacy for safety
The state of Alaska doesn't release the names of villages with a population under 1000, but regional health authorities hope that naming the villages will help encourage people to take more precautions.
‘A wake up call’ COVID-19 cases in Maniilaq service area doubled in October
Residents of Kotzebue made up a large majority of the cases, with 96 residents testing positive. The villages of Buckland and Noatak also saw spikes.
Canada’s relaxes COVID-19 border rules for Alaskans in Hyder
The Southeast Alaska town’s only road out runs through British Columbia and since March, its residents hadn't been allowed to cross the border.
Due to national shortage, health workers in Western Alaska are forced to reuse gloves
Workers are wearing the same gloves for up to six patients and sanitizing the gloves with alcohol-based hand sanitizer between patients.
Without running water, Stebbins improvises sanitation amid COVID-19 outbreak
With hand washing stations made from buckets and locally-made bleach, communities are doing the best they can to cope with coronavirus cases.
12 new COVID-19 cases reported in Stebbins
The report comes after two weeks without a case in the Norton Sound community.
Quinhagak reports 20 new cases of COVID-19
The community has about 700 people.
Kodiak Coast Guard base reports COVID-19 cases
Two of the six cases were reported in children.
COVID-19 cases send Gambell into lockdown
A VPSO is patrolling the community to limit contact between residents.
Flying to Bethel? You could win $1,000 if you get tested for COVID-19
But the number of passengers getting tested at the airport hasn’t changed.
Buckland sees large spike of COVID-19 with 11 new cases
All of the cases are currently isolating in Buckland, according to local health officials.
Petersburg cross country team adapts to COVID-19 restrictions with virtual 5K
Runners on Petersburg High School’a cross country team gather under a rainbow at Sandy Beach at the end of a practice run. (Photo courtesy...
Bethel mandates face masks in public and airport testing
The move follows discussions about the city's legal authority to enforce such mandates.
In Ketchikan archives, a glimpse into the 1918 flu and lessons for preserving the history of COVID-19
Scenes from newspapers at the time of the 1918 Pandemic describe a hospitality sector that was devastated by the flu and scenes eerily similar to the COVID-19 pandemic.
With six new cases in one day, Angoon goes into lockdown
The new cases take Angoon’s total to eight, prompting Mayor Joshua Bowen to issue an emergency order requiring all travelers to the community to self-isolate for two weeks on arrival.
Dead whales wash up near Unalaska, but pandemic complicates necropsies
The two dead whales that were recently reported included a relatively rare fin whale.
Northwest Arctic Borough pushes for restricting outside hunters over COVID-19 concerns
But hunting guides say the risk of COVID-19 exposure is low and the fears are overblown.
Angoon reports its first case of COVID-19
The Admiralty Island village of around 450 people has asked residents to “hunker down and avoid contact with anyone outside of their household until further notice.”