Bartlett Regional Hospital has enough room to isolate 13 contagious patients. They also have 15 ventilators ready for seriously ill COVID-19 patients who have trouble breathing.
Matt Miller
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Taku winds, cold temperatures roar back for an early spring encore
Wind gusts as strong as 90 mph slammed downtown Juneau and Douglas on Monday. Recent overnight temperatures have been in the teens.
Juneau’s hospital readies ventilators and isolation rooms for COVID-19 patients
Bartlett Regional Hospital officials in Juneau say they’ve expanded their capability to treat incoming patients infected by coronavirus. But their total capacity is likely to be a tiny fraction of Juneau’s population.
Jury trials, other Alaska court hearings suspended into April
Alaska Supreme Court Chief Justice Joel Bolger issued an order March 19 that also temporarily suspends the rule requiring a speedy trial for defendants.
Alaska courts suspend Anchorage trials next week because of coronavirus
Trials currently in progress will still proceed, as will those scheduled in other parts of the state.
How do you remove an underwater mine? Very carefully, and with lots of robotics.
The U.S. Navy launched submersibles that ran back and forth across Juneau’s downtown harbor, making maps and looking for objects that were unusual or out of place.