For more information on the coronavirus please visit: coronavirus.alaska.gov
For all agencies responding on the Kenai Peninsula Borough please visit: kpboem.com
Thursday, April 2, 2020
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
KPBSD Update: 4-1-20
What are your sources of strength?
Take care KPBSD. These are challenging times, and everyone is stretching this week. It is valuable to pause to check in with yourself, family members, and friends. Sources of Strength (SOS) program is in many KPBSD middle and high schools, and focuses on positive protective factors in our lives, such as trusted adults and mentors, healthy activities, and positive friends. These strengths aid students and everyone to develop help-seeking behaviors, coping mechanisms, and resilience that can assist overcoming difficulty and adversity in daily life, and increase health, happiness, and well-being. What are your sources of strength? Idea: Think about which two are strongest for you today, then make time for a meaningful conversation about sources of strength with your family and friends. This can be a helpful way to check-in with each other.
Happy Census Day, Alaska!
Alaska Counts shares: “No, today is not the deadline for responding to the Census - that's August 14. Technically, when you respond to the Census, you tell the Census Bureau where you live as of April 1, 2020, so that is why we celebrate it as Census Day. Which you can do right now at 2020census.gov or by calling 1-844-330-2020. It's safe, quick, and really important for the future of our state. We love you, Alaska. Wash your hands. Stay home. Respond to the Census. #alaskacounts #everyalaskancounts #census2020
Helpful Resources for KPBSD families:
· “Get and Go” Free meals for students: to sign-up or change your order, call 714-8890.
· KPBSD Remote Learning Resources For Parents
· Internet Access Resources for students and educators
Links
· COVID-19 and KPBSD webpage
· KPBalerts Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/KPBAlerts/
· Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Covid-19 webpage
For non-clinical COVID-19 related questions call 2-1-1 or 1-800-478-2221, or contact your health provider
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04/01/2020 Ten new cases of COVID-19 detected in six Alaska communities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Clinton Bennett, DHSS, (907) 269-4996, clinton.bennett@alaska.gov
Ten new cases of COVID-19 detected in six Alaska communities
April 1, 2020 ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) today announced 10 new cases of COVID-19 in six Alaska communities – Anchorage (2), Fairbanks (3), North Pole (2), Juneau (1), Ketchikan (1) and Wasilla (1). This brings the total case count in Alaska to 143.
One of the new cases is an older adult (60+); eight are adults aged 30-59; and one is a younger adult aged 19-29. Seven are female and three are male. Two of the cases are close contacts of previously diagnosed cases and eight are still under investigation. There are no new known hospitalizations.
So far the communities in Alaska that have had laboratory-confirmed cases include Anchorage (including JBER), Eagle River/Chugiak, Girdwood, Homer, Fairbanks, North Pole, Ketchikan, Juneau Palmer, Wasilla, Seward, Soldotna, Sterling and Kenai.
Stay informed:
Alaska’s Response
- Find more information about how to keep yourself and your family healthy at the DHSS webpage, coronavirus.alaska.gov
- Visit the governor’s webpage on COVID-19 at gov.alaska.gov/covid19news
- Visit ready.alaska.gov/covid19 on the Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management webpage for Unified Command information, community press releases and other documents.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention leads the U.S. response.
- The World Health Organization guides the global response.
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04/01/20 Borough COVID-19 Situation Report
Situation Report (SITREP) is a daily report that provides decision-makers and readers a quick understanding of the current coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. The SITREP provides clear, concise facts and resources.
Click here to read today's Eleven-page report (today's information is highlighted in red letters):https://drive.google.com/open?id=1B2jdvC-qMqyvrvcZFMXDRIuzLdEfbT6R
Click here to read today's Eleven-page report (today's information is highlighted in red letters):https://drive.google.com/open?id=1B2jdvC-qMqyvrvcZFMXDRIuzLdEfbT6R
04/01/2020 COVID-19 Crisis Delays Return of Three AMHS Ships
(JUNEAU, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) vessels, M/V Columbia, M/V Kennicott, and M/V Tustumena were scheduled to leave the Ketchikan Shipyard and resume service in mid-April and early May 2020. For the safety of AMHS employees and to reduce the potential spread of COVID-19 at the Ketchikan Shipyard, AMHS reduced shipboard crew levels on March 25, 2020, to the minimum necessary to safely care for assets. (The details of that decision are available in a previous press release.)
Vigor Ketchikan Shipyard expects to complete overhaul work for the Columbia, Kennicott and Tustumena on schedule, however, additional AMHS crew must first return to Ketchikan to provision the vessels and complete practice drills for required safety certifications before service can resume. Given the current protocols in place, that is not feasible at this time. As a result, the Columbia, Kennicott, and Tustumena will not return to service as previously scheduled. AMHS tentatively plans for the vessels to resume service in mid-May. All passengers are being notified and rebooked or refunded as necessary.
Emergency orders implementing travel restrictions have been issued by the communities of Angoon and Hoonah and traffic demand for those communities is greatly diminished. As a result, AMHS is reducing service levels for Angoon and Hoonah to provide essential grocery deliveries until the public health crisis has abated.
The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) is extending its policy waiving cancellation fees for any reservation until May 1, 2020. To cancel or make changes to an itinerary you can contact the AMHS reservation call center at 1-800-642-0066 or call your local AMHS terminal.
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities oversees 239 airports, 10 ferries serving 35 communities, over 5,600 miles of highway and 776 public facilities throughout the state of Alaska. The mission of the department is to “Keep Alaska Moving through service and infrastructure.”
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04/01/20 Agencies on The Kenai join together to help #stopthespread.
For more information on the coronavirus please visit: coronavirus.alaska.gov
For all agencies responding on the Kenai Peninsula Borough please visit: kpboem.com
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