Credit Christine Trudeau / KYUK
In their May 11 meeting, Bethel City Council voted unanimously to extend four COVID-19 related emergency mandates by two more months.
There’s the mandate that acknowledges the pandemic as an ongoing emergency, and a measure that prevents water shutoff for households with unpaid water bills. There’s also a measure that requires unvaccinated travelers to adhere to strict social distancing for their first seven days in Bethel. They must also present a negative test within 72 hours of arrival, and should test seven days after arrival as well.
Bethel City Council also upheld its indoor and indoor-adjacent public spaces mask mandate for two more months. Just two days later, on May 13, the CDC updated its guidelines for masks in indoor spaces. The organization now says that vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks indoors in most situations.