In this newscast:
- Two cruise ship companies announce they are suspending operations through the beginning of Alaska’s tourism season,
- Alaska’s major oil companies say they are screening workers before they fly to remote operations on the North Slope,
- some communities are still without ferry service even after the Department of Transportation signed a contract with a local Native corporation to provide limited service,
- state public health officials help organizations determine whether to cancel public events,
- and the University of Alaska announces it will extend spring break by a week to allow instructors to move courses online.
