The Salvation Army have implemented a nationwide hotline to provide emotional and spiritual care services to those in need. The hotline is a direct response to the toll that social distancing, staying at home, and job loss can take on the community’s mental health.

Charlie Pierce, Mayor of the Kenai Peninsula Borough, has contacted Governor Mike Dunleavy, Congressman Don Young, and Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan requesting help easing halibut fishing regulations. The increases aim to help restore tourism to the area, after regulations on halibut sport fishing were released earlier this year.

ConocoPhillips Alaska announced that they will be demobilizing their drilling rig fleet on their North Slope fields, as a direct response to the threat posed by COVID-19. 

The inclusion of surgical abortion in the list of procedures-to-be-delayed, in COVID-19 Health Mandate 5, has some in the Legislature accusing the Governor of using the COVID-19 pandemic to politicize the issue of abortion.

The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) has cancelled service to Prince Rupert, British Columbia until further notice.  COVID-19 related travel restrictions have delayed work to bring the AMHS Prince Rupert Terminal into compliance with federal regulations. All passengers are being notified and re-booked or refunded as necessary.

The Division of Forestry (DOF) on Tuesday announced that they will be suspending all burn permits effective at midnight on April 30, in anticipation of the impacts of COVID-19 on Alaska’s wildland firefighting resources this summer.