The Alaska National Guard is mobilizing to assist with the state’s coronavirus response, putting dozens of volunteer Guard members on active duty.
Alaska coronavirus news
Live updates and information on COVID-19 in Juneau and Alaska
Gustavus hunkers down with no confirmed COVID-19 cases
“If you have to social distance, this is a good place to do it,” says Gustavus Mayor Calvin Casipit.
Dozens of Alaska villages to lose air service as Ravn announces huge cuts
Alaska’s largest rural air carrier, RavnAir Group, says it’s cutting its service by 90% amid a coronavirus-driven crash in revenue — a move that could leave dozens of rural villages with deeply diminished air service.
REAL ID deadline extended to October 2021 as coronavirus limits DMV access nationwide
The federally-compliant REAL IDs were set to be required by October of this year for anyone traveling by plane throughout the United States.
Juneau food pantries see decline in donations as demand picks up
The economic strain caused by the COVID-19 crisis is forcing more people to look for help getting basic necessities like food.
Fairbanks is now considered Alaska’s coronavirus ‘hot spot’
The designation is based on things like the rate of infection among people who have not recently traveled or been in close contact with someone known to be infected.