KMXT posted this COVID-19 Health Alert as we  received it, with minor editing **COVID-19 HEALTH ALERT** Issued: March 20, 2020 By: Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical Officer, State of Alaska Commissioner Adam Crum, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services The State of Alaska and the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) acknowledge the importance of suspending all …

The Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization has the following press release. KMXT posted as received, with minor editing.     NEWS RELEASE Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization For Immediate Release – March 20, 2020 ESC COVID-19 Update Kodiak, Alaska – As of March 20, 2020 there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Kodiak – The Emergency Services Council declared …

  **COVID-19 HEALTH MANDATE** Issued: March 19, 2020 By: Governor Mike Dunleavy Commissioner Adam Crum, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical Officer, State of Alaska To prevent the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the State of Alaska is issuing its sixth health mandate based on the authority under the Public Health Disaster Emergency …

KMXT is posting this press release from Governor Mike Dunleavy as received, with minor editing.   **COVID-19 HEALTH MANDATE** Issued: March 19, 2020 By: Governor Mike Dunleavy Commissioner Adam Crum, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical Officer, State of Alaska To prevent the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the State of Alaska is …

Click arrow below to listen to Wednesday evening’s forum of the Kodiak Emergency Services Council which was broadcast on KMXT.    KMXT received the following press release from the Kodiak Emergency Services Council (ESC). We are posting it as received, with minor editing.   For Immediate Release – March 18, 2020 ESC COVID-19 Update – No. 1   Emergency Services …

Story by KTOO’s and Alaska Public Media’s Andrew Kitchenman. Three more people in Alaska have confirmed cases of coronavirus, bringing the total to six. In a news conference Tuesday evening, Dr. Anne Zink, the state’s chief medical officer, said the new cases are from Anchorage, Fairbanks and Ketchikan. “We’ve seen in just a few days that we’ve had no cases, …

KMXT received this Health Alert on Tuesday evening. We post it here as received, with minor editing. **COVID-19 HEALTH ALERT** Issued: March 17, 2020 By: Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical Officer, State of Alaska Commissioner Adam Crum, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services is committed to the health and well-being of …

KMXT received the following Health Alert this afternoon. We are posting it here as received, with minor editing.         **COVID-19 HEALTH ALERT** Issued: March 17, 2020 By: Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical Officer, State of Alaska Commissioner Adam Crum, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) is suspending statewide, all …

Health Mandate 002 from Governor Mike Dunleavy KMXT received the following press release from the governor’s office and we post it here as received, with minor edits.   Governor Issues Second COVID-19 Health Mandate; Signs COVID-19 Legislation   March 16, 2020 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy, with the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) today issued …

  KMXT received this press release from Governor Mike Dunleavy’s office. We post it here as received, with minimal editing.   ** COVID-19 HEALTH ALERT** Issued March 16, 2020 By: Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical Officer, State of Alaska DHSS strongly advises that all Alaskans follow this guidance from U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams and the American College of Surgeons: …