Most people who took a flight to Alaska from out of state last week opted to bypass the two-week quarantine and undergo COVID-19 testing instead, according to state health officials.
Tegan Hanlon, Alaska Public Media
University of Alaska president will resign amid blowback from Wisconsin job search
Sheri Buretta, the chair of the board, announced President Jim Johnsen’s resignation during an emergency meeting, following a 45-minute executive session.
Fixes underway to COVID-19 testing at Alaska’s airports, after long waits for results
Alaska health officials acknowledge that the testing system had issues in the beginning that led to some delays and confusion. But they say fixes are underway, and the process should be smoother and faster now.
Alaska’s active COVID-19 case count hits new high
There’s now a total of 246 Alaskans who have been diagnosed with the disease and haven’t recovered yet — the highest number since the pandemic began.
Health officials worry Alaskans have ‘coronavirus fatigue’ as active cases reach new high
Public health officials say they worry that some residents have developed fatigue about the contagious disease and are not social distancing or taking other precautions.
Alaska superior court judge orders state to correct its summary of the oil-tax initiative
Judge William Morse sided with the backers of the initiative and wrote in an 18-page order that the summary provided by Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer was not impartial, as required by state law.