Tables must be at least 10 feet apart, and groups bigger than six people aren’t permitted at a single table unless it’s a single household group with children. Dining in tents is permitted as long as half of the walled space is rolled up to allow for ventilation. We're gonna talk about what it is and how it will impact those of us living in Anchorage Welcome to the Review. Municipality of Anchorage Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson made the announcement Tuesday afternoon. “The Municipality of Anchorage should prepare for moving to a ‘Hunker Down’ position to stop community transmission, to protect our residents (especially those most at … Why is the Municipality issuing an emergency order to hunker down? Municipality of Anchorage. The order will take effect on Tuesday, December 1 at 8:00 a.m. and will … Why is the Municipality issuing an emergency order to hunker down? Right now, people exercising in gyms must maintain 6 feet of distance. According to the Anchorage Daily News, beginning at 8 a.m. on Dec. 2, bars and restaurants will cease sit-down … Under the new restrictions, weddings and funerals without food or drink will be capped at 20 people. Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Starting on Tuesday, Dec. 2, the Municipality of Anchorage will return to "hunker down" mode to combat COVID-19. Emergency Order EO-14 version 1 returns our community to a modified version of Phase Two in the Safe Anchorage: Roadmap to Reopening the Municipality of Anchorage plan. Organized sports will be subject to several new regulations. Organizers should also consider possibly holding the events outside but with continued mask and distancing requirements. The order takes effect at 8 a.m. Tuesday and will remain in place through the month of December. It will be the third time during the pandemic that indoor service in bars and restaurants has been banned, following the spring’s original hunker-down order issued by … Morgan Krakow is a general assignment reporter for the Anchorage Daily News. MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE Mayor Ethan A. Berkowitz MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE PROCLAMATION OF EMERGENCY "HUNKER DOWN" ORDER E0-03 Phone: (907) 343-7100 ISSUED BY THE MAYOR OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE PURSUANT TO ANCHORAGE MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 3.80.060H. Masks must also be worn at all times, including outside. And employers may not allow employees with symptoms or those who might be contagious to go into the workplace or work outside of their homes. Anchorage … The COVID-l 9 pandemic has generated a public health … Gatherings remain defined as an event that brings people from multiple households into one space. Indoor practice is only allowed if participants can remain 10 feet apart from one another. Right now, there are no capacity restrictions on these businesses, but there is a requirement that customer chairs, tables or workspaces need to keep people 6 feet or more apart. "emergency hunker-down order," as stated in a press conference Friday evening, to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus. The new emergency order also won’t further restrict events of religious or political expression. Remote work is required when it can be done without a significant impediment to the business’s operation. The city of Anchorage is under a “hunker down” order to limit to spread of the new coronavirus. Bingo halls, theatres, private clubs and other entertainment facilities are also closed, and organized sports are also closed to indoor competitions. Mayor Ethan A. Berkowitz issued a Municipality of Anchorage Proclamation of Emergency “Hunker Down” Order EO-03. Because Carlile provides critical transportation services for freight and cargo, we remain fully operational despite an emergency order to “hunker down” issued this evening by the Municipality of Anchorage. Starting Tuesday, that will increase to 10 feet, and everyone in gyms will still have to wear a mask at all times, unless they are swimming. PALMER — In late November, Anchorage Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson issued a “modified hunker down” order throughout the municipality for the … FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS . Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) “Hunker Down” order and provide insight into the potential benefit of the State of Alaska (SOA) “Stay at Home” order. Starting Tuesday morning, bars and restaurants can no longer provide any indoor services. Today, Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson signed a modified Hunker Down order, Emergency Order EO-16, to halt the uncontrolled spread of COVID-19 in the Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) and to protect our public health systems, which serve the entire state of Alaska, and the residents who rely upon these systems. It will be the third time during the pandemic that indoor service in bars and restaurants has been banned, following the spring’s original hunker-down order issued by former Mayor Ethan Berkowitz and temporary restrictions under a “four-week reset” in August. Gyms and fitness centers will also go from 50% capacity to 25% capacity. She is a 2019 graduate of the University of Oregon and spent the summer of 2019 as a reporting intern on the general assignment desk of The Washington Post. Contact her at mkrakow@adn.com. Businesses are also encouraged to prioritize making time for high-risk populations to shop. © 2021 Anchorage Daily News. EMERGENCY HUNKER DOWN ORDER . (Abbey Collins/Alaska Public Media) Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson announced a new … According to the Anchorage Daily News, beginning at 8 a.m. on Dec. 2, bars and restaurants will cease sit-down … Staff, however, can move between groups if they wash their hands and disinfect spaces. Businesses are required to tell their employees and local health departments about a known or probable COVID-19 exposure in the workplace. While retail stores and public-facing businesses are encouraged to make curbside, online and entryway service a priority, they’ll also be limited to a quarter of the building occupancy. For several weeks in a row we have been reaching Outdoor dining is limited to table service, meaning patrons cannot stand or sit up at a bar. The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a public health emergency that threatens to overwhelm our health system, endangering the lives and wellbeing of the people of Anchorage. Berkowitz issues an emergency ‘hunker down’ order for Anchorage residents, effective Sunday . Acting Municipality of Anchorage Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson signed a modified Hunker Down order, Emergency Order EO-16, Wednesday as COVID-19 numbers continue to rise throughout the state, and the municipality in particular. Most notably, indoor competition between teams is now banned. Last week, Anchorage Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson announced a new emergency order closing Anchorage’s bars and restaurants to in-house service and limiting access to many public-facing businesses. While some updates to the orders regarding child care may still come from the city, facilities should keep kids in separate groups to prevent mixing and groups shouldn’t exceed 20 children. ‘We are rolling over’: Inquiry into Gulf of Alaska sinking of Scandies Rose crab boat opens with mayday call, Tiger Woods hospitalized with leg injuries after rollover crash near Los Angeles, Tracking COVID-19 in Alaska: 346 cases and 1 death reported since Friday, Former Capitol security officials blame bad intelligence for deadly Jan. 6 insurrection, Interior secretary nominee Deb Haaland tells Senate hearing she’ll balance energy and climate concerns. Under the new order, gathering sizes are further limited. Under the previous order, tournaments including teams from outside the municipality were banned. Anchorage is on the brink of overwhelming our public health capacity, endangering the lives and wellbeing of the people of Anchorage. ±Õ¨*Òæ×g¸'­ÚÀ€L­æ›{fù‘h!¨eŒ†x Z6_žÉ(fdv ?¦ÉÇ4ñ;ñZ”w—Ÿß~G^*P)*[­JSkñ,´£Z †:@[i2ÉÉè–p2šû|ANÇ¿wd4YMý÷kòóh’ÏÐ"û!M². Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz updated the community Friday about the status of the new coronavirus in Alaska and ordered Anchorage residents to hunker down. The new capacity restrictions don’t apply to something like a drive-in event where people remain in their own vehicles. Emergency Order EO-18 carefully eases up restrictions on some of the economy’s hardest-hit sectors while keeping certain limits in place to prevent the virus from returning to extremely high-risk levels. Under Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson, Emergency Order 16 (EO-16) will go into effect on December 1, 2020 – January 1, 2021. Children should be screened every day through temperature checks while staff and families must report known exposures of COVID-19 or individuals in their families who test positive. All rights reserved. This order went into place at 10:00 PM on Sunday, March 22, 2020. MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE . Emergency Order EO-03, which direct Anchorage residents and businesses to hunker down, went into effect at 10 p.m. Sunday. Employees are expected to keep names of people with COVID-19 confidential. Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz has announced an. CARLILE REMAINS FULLY OPERATIONAL DESPITE MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE “HUNKER DOWN” EMERGENCY ORDER. They will be allowed to provide takeout and delivery, or seat people outside. Anchorage 'Hunker Down' order now in effect. Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media - March 20, 2020. Additionally, bingo halls, private clubs, bowling alleys and arcades must close. The order, issued by Mayor Ethan Berkowitz, urges that people stay home if … Indoor gatherings will be capped at six people and outdoor gatherings at 10 people. The order will take effect on Tuesday, December 1 at 8 a.m. and will remain in effect until Friday, January 1 at 8 a.m. [Read the full text of Anchorage’s Emergency Order 16, the modified hunker-down order]. During a Wednesday press conference, Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson announced the city will see new restrictions during December.. BREAKING: Municipality of Anchorage will undergo another “hunker down” emergency order for the month of December. Acting Municipality of Anchorage Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson signed a modified Hunker Down order, Emergency Order EO-16, Wednesday as COVID-19 numbers continue to … Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Starting on Tuesday, Dec. 2, the Municipality of Anchorage will return to "hunker down" mode to combat COVID-19. Services that require the removal of a mask, such as a facial or beard trim, will be banned starting Tuesday morning. The order goes into effect on Sunday at 10 p.m. and will last until March 31. Here’s a look at the new restrictions, which are set to expire at 8 a.m. Jan. 1 unless further action is taken. MODIFIED HUNKER DOWN ORDER ISSUED BY THE ACTING MAYOR OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE PURSUANT TO ANCHORAGE MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 3.80.060H. Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz said in a municipal address about coronavirus in the community Friday that there are plans to amend the local hunker-down order that currently expires on April 14. "The reason it went until April 14 is that that was … MODIFIED HUNKER DOWN ORDER ISSUED BY THE ACTING MAYOR OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE PURSUANT TO ANCHORAGE MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 3.80.060H. The economic benefits of the hunker down order are measured in avoided mortality, based on the EPA value of a statistical life of $7.5 million. By. The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a public health emergency that threatens to overwhelm our health system, endangering the lives and wellbeing of the people of Anchorage. Weddings and funerals with food and drink will be subject to the general gathering size restrictions — so, six inside or 10 outside. Berkowitz issued the original "hunker down" order on Friday March 20. I'm your host Cale Green and today we're gonna talk about acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson's decision on Wednesday to enact EO-16 starting on December 1st, which will create a month-long hunker down order throughout the municipality. Aubrey Wieber covered Anchorage city government and other assignments as a reporter for the ADN in 2019 and 2020. Starting Tuesday, no tournaments can take place within the municipality. The mayor said Anchorage is still at the beginning of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the major focus is still on preventing the spread of the disease for as long as possible to minimize pressure on hospitals. Hotel management has to “regularly inform” their employees as well as local health officials whether they’re housing people in quarantine or isolation. “We do not anticipate being in a hunker-down mode for very much longer,” Berkowitz said from behind a cloth mask. Following each hunker down or modified hunker down emergency order, in March and April (EO-03), August (EO-15), and December (EO-16), the Municipality experienced a 35% or greater reduction in cases. The order also restricts indoor gyms, salons and personal care services providers to 25 percent capacity, and limits indoor gatherings to six and outdoor gatherings to 10. EO-14 limits public interactions in high-risk situations such as bars, restaurants, gyms, bingo halls, and other indoor facilities, through capacity and gathering limitations. Indoor shopping events, like craft fairs and bazaars, are encouraged to go virtual or transition to a low-contact method of delivery. Stay updated with the latest announcements, information, resources and maps about the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Anchorage ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Anchorage’s Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson has issued a modified form of the hunker down order that will go into effect on Tuesday and will remain in place until Jan. 1, 2021. The only exception is for watersports. They should help in letting customers and clients know about the exposure as well. The ‘hunker down order’ in Anchorage will be relaxed starting Jan 1. The current hunker down order in Anchorage is set to expire Jan. 1 at 8 a.m. (Prior to Emergency Order 16 taking effect, indoor gatherings where there is food and drink consumed were limited to 10 people, or 15 without food or drink, and outdoor gatherings were limited to 20 people with food or drink and 30 without.). This page contains all the latest updates and and press releases regarding COVID-19 response from the MOA. Personal care businesses, such as salons and tattoo parlors, will see increased regulation and will be limited to 25% of the building’s fire code capacity. ANCHORAGE, AK — Today, Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson signed a modified Hunker Down order, Emergency Order EO-16, to halt the uncontrolled spread of COVID-19 in the Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) and to protect our public health systems, which serve the entire Otherwise, indoor events are subject to existing orders, which include a limit on events to 25% of the building’s occupancy and events may not exceed 100 people among shoppers, employees and vendors. During a Wednesday press conference, Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson announced the city will see new restrictions during December.. We can take steps to slow and … Acting Mayor announces modified Hunker Down order . The order took effect, Monday, February 1, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. and remains in effect until revoked. Those gatherings are limited to 50% of a building’s capacity as outlined in fire code, and all participants are required to wear masks and stay physically distanced from people of other households. To help prevent the need to return to another hunker down during the pandemic, Anchorage must slowly loosen restrictions in a way that protects public health. We can take steps to slow and hopefully contain the threat, but those steps require immediate and With rising COVID-19 cases, the Municipality of Anchorage will hunker down once again. Food and drink cannot be consumed and masks are required. Anchorage Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson on Wednesday ordered the city to return to a modified “hunker-down” state through December, imposing … The order calls for Anchorage residents to stay home as much as possible with the following … The Municipality of Anchorage’s “hunker down order” has been extended to May 5 at 11:59 p.m. Mayor Ethan Berkowitz extended the order on Tuesday. Downtown Anchorage, as seen from the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail in April, 2020. The businesses must also make sure there’s enough room for people to spread out at least 6 feet apart. 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