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Alaska coronavirus news
Live updates and information on COVID-19 in Juneau and Alaska
Masks will soon be optional in Juneau schools
The new policy is linked to Juneau’s community level and to CDC guidelines. If Juneau is at a medium or low risk level, masks will be optional.
Alaska hospital cases drop by more than half as omicron wave recedes
After a large spike in COVID-19 cases earlier this year that strained hospital resources, Anchorage hospital officials are cautiously hopeful that a return to more normal conditions is near.
Juneau drops mask mandate, lowers risk level to ‘minimal’
Face masks are still required in city buildings, but officials say an update to that policy will likely come later this week.
It’s safe to unmask in many places, says the CDC. These experts aren’t quite ready
Friday’s change in masking guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention comes as many states and cities across the U.S. are starting to — or already have — ease up on mask mandates.
Juneau is trading pandemic restrictions for other tools as case rates fall
This month, the state’s pandemic poster child dropped mask mandates for vaccinated people, and city officials say they’re envisioning a day when they relax regulations even further.