Saturday, April 30, will be the last day the City and Borough of Juneau runs the COVID-19 hotline and the drive-thru testing facility at the Hagevig Fire Training Center. After that, Bartlett Regional Hospital will take over operations of both, with BRH taking over the hotline Monday, May 2, and …
Starting Monday, April 4, masks will be optional for most people in the Juneau School District and on school buses. The City and Borough of Juneau’s overall community risk level is currently Level 1 Minimal, and has been since February 28. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, …
Masks will continue to be required on public transportation and in transportation hubs – like the Juneau International Airport and on Capital Transit and CAPITAL AKcess – through April 18. The Transportation Security Administration extended the federal security directive for mask use based on a recommendation from the Centers for …
Masking is recommended, but no longer required, in most City and Borough of Juneau facilities. This applies to both the general public and to CBJ staff, and is based upon the current community risk level of Minimal. If the community risk level changes, the mask requirement may change. Regardless of …
The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is reducing the overall community risk to Level 1 Minimal. At Minimal, wearing a mask is recommended in indoor public areas – particularly for those who are immunocompromised or live with people at high risk for severe illness – but …
Free KN95 masks are now more widely available in Juneau. The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services sent more masks to Juneau, and they’re being distributed by the Juneau Public Health Center and the City and Borough of Juneau. Pick up a free box of KN95 masks at the …
Due to sustained declines in COVID-19 cases in Juneau, improvements in workforce capacity, and the increasing availability of therapeutics to treat high-risk cases of COVID-19, the City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is reducing the overall community risk to Level 2 Moderate. At Moderate, the mask requirement …
The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly last month passed an ordinance reestablishing the City and Borough of Juneau COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies. The reestablished strategies go into effect Wednesday, February 9, and expire April 30, unless terminated earlier. Read the ordinance and the strategies here. COVID-19 continues to spread quickly …
For the past seven days, Alaska Department of Health & Social Services reports 719 new individuals who’ve tested positive for COVID-19 in the Juneau community, which is by far the highest case activity to date. This number does not include people who’ve tested positive through a rapid self-test. There are currently eight …
The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly has a number of meetings in the coming week that were previously scheduled as in-person meetings but are now virtual only. These meetings are: Assembly Finance Committee Meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, January 5; Annual Assembly/Juneau Delegation Legislative Meeting at 9 a.m. Monday, …
