Alaska’s Chief Medical Officer and commissioner of the Department of Health and Social Services will brief Alaskans on statewide preparedness for the novel coronavirus Wednesday afternoon.

The briefing will run from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. You can view the livestream on

Governor Dunleavy has asked the Legislature to add to the supplemental budget about $9 million in federal money, "but also at least $4 million in general fund receipts so we can beef up our health approach to this.” Dunleavy's Spokesperson Jeff Turner says Wednesday's briefing will touch on these funding requests.

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