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The Bethel Elder’s Home is reopening to in-person visitors after nearly an entire year of limiting visits to video and phone calls. The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation operates the facility and has put a list of restrictions into effect.
Visitors to the Elder’s Home must schedule their appointments at least 24 hours in advance, and residents can have only two guests at a time.
Also, visitors must undergo a COVID-19 screening upon arrival, wear a mask inside the facility, and keep 6 feet from others. Anyone with COVID-19 symptoms will not be allowed inside the Elder’s Home, nor will anyone who has been in close contact with someone with COVID-19 in the past two weeks, regardless of the visitor’s vaccination status. Outdoor visits will be allowed when practical.
Fires, deteriorating infrastructure and unusually cold weather strain rural Alaska s already fragile water systems adn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from adn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Credit Mike Carpenter Three Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta communities are facing issues with their water systems: Chevak, Pilot Station, and Tuluksak.
On March 8, a third of the community of Chevak lost access to running water and sewer service after a fire damaged aboveground pipes and destroyed the old village school. A spokesperson with the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation said that a YKHC worker is currently in Chevak, working to bypass the damaged area and restore water and sewer access. For now, affected residents are packing water from the treatment plant and hauling honey buckets.
Since Feb. 25, Pilot Station has been under a boil water notice after pressure dropped throughout the water system to below 20 psi. A YKHC spokesperson said that the health corporation cannot fix the issue because it will require reengineering the elevation of the pipes.