Travelers arriving in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut from Alaska are now expected to self-quarantine for 14 days.
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Juneau Assembly passes emergency mask mandate, effective immediately
During a special meeting Monday night, the Juneau Assembly passed an emergency ordinance mandating face coverings in public.
COVID-19 infects 9 workers at Juneau seafood processor
The cases are associated with Alaska Glacier Seafoods. Four of the new cases are residents and four are non-residents. All of the individuals are isolating and their close contacts are quarantining.
Filing period to run for local office in Juneau’s vote-by-mail election begins Friday
Three Juneau Assembly seats and two school board seats are up for grabs in the local election on Oct. 6.
Gustavus passes local mask mandate
The mandate applies to all city buildings, stores, business, restaurants and bars except when customers are eating or drinking and even outdoor areas like docks and floats when social distancing can’t be maintained.
Alaska’s daily COVID-19 count surpassed 100 for the first time on Sunday
On Saturday, the state reported 77 new cases, prompting Chief Medical Officer Anne Zink to tweet “We are moving in the wrong direction.”