In the House and Health and Social Services Committee, Phil Hofstetter of Petersburg Medical Center says they had more covid-19 cases following the expiration of the disaster declaration than they DURING THE REST OF THE PANDEMIC.
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He says that travelers started to ignore travel requirements and individuals started to ignore masking mandates, etc. Behavior was changing, he said, because there was no more public health emergency.
He says the hospital is at capacity for covid-19 treatment. #akleg
He says the hospital is at capacity for covid-19 treatment. #akleg
They've had to close schools after getting through the pandemic without having any significant closures.
He says testing was the critical measure for the island community to protect the community and without it, the city's defenses against the pandemic have crumbled.
"It just simply spreads and there's no way to tackle that with what we have other than to close down."
"It just simply spreads and there's no way to tackle that with what we have other than to close down."
Rep. Prax to the Yukon-Koskokwim Health Corp. folks: "And what are the hub communities?"
(That'd be Bethel.)
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(That'd be Bethel.)
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