12 March 2020 – First case confirmed in Alaska is international resident

This item is sourced from the CCCSL: CSH Covid-19 Control Strategies List co-ordinated by the Complexity Science Hub Vienna, Austria. We are in the process of gathering further information and aligning taxonomies for these items.

Intervention Categories: Surveillance and detection; Tracing and quaranting contacts; Social and physical distancing measures; Adapting or closing schools; Significant events; First cases or deaths
Level of Jurisdiction: Alaska

Overview: Alaska’s first positive Covid-19 case is a foreign national. Those who have been exposed and are considered at risk will undergo self-quarantine for 14 days with public health supervision. Closure of public schools
Full details here: https://gov.alaska.gov/newsroom/2020/03/12/first-case-of-covid-19-confirmed-by-alaska-state-public-health-laboratory-is-an-international-resident/