Federal COVID-19 protocols that were mandatory for last year’s cruise season are optional now, but cruise lines visiting Alaska are still expected to follow them this year.
Alaska coronavirus news
Live updates and information on COVID-19 in Juneau and Alaska
The judge who tossed mask mandate misunderstood public health law, legal experts say
When U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle tossed out the federal government’s transportation mask mandate on Monday, she relied in part on her interpretation of the term “sanitation.”
Deadline extended for Alaska businesses to apply for pandemic relief grants
The threshold to qualify for the relief has also changed — applicants now have to show they lost at least 30% of their gross revenue between 2019 and 2020 because of the pandemic.
Coronavirus FAQ: I’m a one-way masker. With mask mandates going away, is that helpful?
Poorly ventilated indoor spaces, especially where people are talking loudly, singing or exercising, carry the highest risk.
Alaska Airlines lifts mask requirement
Masks are optional on Alaska Airlines flights effective immediately, the airline said in its press release.
Alaska should expect about as many visitors as in 2018 and 2019, cruise line rep says
The cruise industry says Alaska can expect about 1.5 million ship passengers to visit this season.
CDC extends transportation mask mandate until May 3
The mask travel requirement had been set to expire this coming Monday.
Alaska businesses have until April 15 to apply for 2nd round of pandemic relief grants
There’s about $34 million dollars left in the state’s pot of federal funds for businesses affected by the pandemic.
Wolverines, lynx and moose: Fish and Game screens wildlife for COVID
Biologists are collecting samples from moose and mustelids — that’s wolverines, minks and martens. There are plans to test caribou and Sitka black tail deer, as well as seals and belugas.
Centennial Hall is ‘Juneau’s living room’ again as the Folk Festival returns in-person
Centennial Hall is once again alive with the sounds of fiddles and banjos — not just on the main stage, but in the entryways and hallways, where musicians pull up folding chairs for impromptu jam sessions.