Following an unprecedented surge in coronavirus cases in the anchorage area, municipal officials on Wednesday urged members of the public to exercise caution in their personal COVID-19.
Heather Harris, director of the anchor health department, admitted in a public health consultation released Wednesday that some people have left their guard positions in the eight months since the epidemic.
“We’re on a dangerous road and the solution is simple: wear a mask and keep your distance from people outside your home,” Harris said in a consultation.
Public health counseling urges people to get food, go to work or stay out and stay at home. He says everyone should wear masks in public, keeping feet away from others, and people should avoid gatherings, especially indoor gatherings, saying “gatherings are not safe.” The city advisor also recommended that people reconsider their holiday travel plans.
As of Saturday, more Kovid-19 cases have been found in Anchorage than in the first four months of the epidemic, health officials wrote in the advisory.
“It is important to remember that every reported case is a real person – mother or father, grandparents, neighbor, friend or child,” the official wrote in the advisory. “If we continue on this path, our local hospitals may soon exceed their capacity, meaning there may not be a bed when you or your loved ones need it due to covid or someone else.”
Statewide, Alaska has seen an unprecedented increase in COVID-19 cases, including 526 cases reported on Sunday alone.
The public health adviser was issued Wednesday in conjunction with a city briefing attended by business sector representatives, including acting mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson, Harris and other city officials Lucky Wishbone and co-owners of the 49th State Brewing Co. As well as Bill Pope, head of the Anchorage Economic Development Corp.
See briefings with anchor officers and business representatives in Live stream Below.
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