Newscast – March 2, 2020

In this newscast:

  • Gov. Mike Dunleavy calls for at least $4 million for public health nurses to help test for coronavirus,
  • Bartlett Regional Hospital’s infection preventionist debunks rumors that someone’s been in isolation there because of the virus,
  • Juneau’s city manager confirms the cruise ship Westerdam is headed to Juneau early after canceling sailings in Asia,
  • limited ferry service resumes in Southeast Alaska,
  • signature gathering for the Recall Dunleavy campaign begins,
  • Alaska Airlines drops its sponsorship of the Iditarod, and
  • families of some who have died trying to reach the “Into the Wild” bus propose a footbridge for one of the dangerous river crossings.

Jeremy Hsieh

Local News Reporter, KTOO

I dig into questions about the forces and institutions that shape Juneau, big and small, delightful and outrageous. What stirs you up about how Juneau is built and how the city works?

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