As of Tuesday evening, local health officials said contact tracing from Saturday s exposure is about 40% completed.
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Unalaska s City Council voted at a Tuesday meeting not to implement any new health restrictions, despite a recent incident of potential widespread COVID-19 exposure at a local bar.
In light of the incident, the island moved from the medium to high coronavirus risk level after nearly a month and a half at the lower threshold.
At Tuesday s meeting, City Manager Erin Reinders suggested tightening health measures, citing potential widespread exposure. In keeping with previous practice of Council when we ve been at high risk in the past, we re recommending limits to public gatherings at this time, Reinders said. And this would be revisited at our next council meeting which is 14 days from today on April 27.
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A campaign to limit Unalaska officials power to require mask-wearing and other public health measures is one step closer to heading to the ballot box.
The city issued a pair of petitions last week that seek to amend two sections of the Unalaska Code of Ordinances. The measures would restrict the powers of the City Council, the city manager and the director of emergency preparedness during an epidemic. We feel that the local City Council has consistently issued resolutions that are completely inconsistent with our values and way of life and rights as Americans, said Jeff Manns, a retired Alaska State Trooper and one of the primary sponsors of the petitions.
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