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KMXT received the following press release from the Alaska House Speaker Bryce Edgmon a Dillingham Independent.
We’ve posted it as received, with minor edits.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 12, 2020
Speaker: ‘Alaskans are united in the effort to protect the health of our people’
Alaska receives its first positive test for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19
JUNEAU – Today, there was a positive test for the novel coronavirus COVID-19 in Alaska for the first time. According to the Department of Health and Social Services, the individual who is infected was an international visitor who had a layover in Anchorage.
Speaker Bryce Edgmon released the following statement on the development:
“Alaskans are united in the effort to protect the health of our people as we respond to COVID-19. We’ll get through this together. Healthcare workers and policymakers prepared for today, and we’re ready to act to limit the spread of this disease. The Legislature recently formed a bipartisan emergency preparedness committee, which will announce additional measures to protect Alaskans by the end of this week.”
– House Speaker Bryce Edgmon (I-Dillingham)
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