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The state is experiencing a record number of cases, adding to the virus’s about to expand as the weather cools.
By Mike Baker
PALMER, Alaska – During the summer months, Alaska restaurants were packed, tourists were invited by the state to explore, and fishing crews came in the thousands to live in cramped dormitories, and yet the coronavirus remained largely low. control.
Of course, Alaska had the merit of isolation and open spaces, but officials had also developed a containment effort like no other in the country, doing more testing than almost any other state and then following the user who had definitely returned with an army of Touch Tracers, following daily phone calls for other inflamed people and all their close touches.
This paid off: Even with extensive infection studies imaginable, Alaska had some of the fewest inhabitant-compatible coronavirus cases in the country.
Now that temperatures are starting to drop below zero and the sunset is approaching with dinner, social gatherings, recreational activities and tables at state restaurants have begun to re-enter the interior, and the virus has seized new opportunities. Status, the acclaimed touch search formula has put its control.
At a time when cases in the United States are expanding and others are tired of months of restrictions, Alaska’s struggles provide an early warning that winter can bring the ultimate devastating phase of the pandemic.
“We’ve been very involved in what autumn and winter will look like, and I think that’s very worrying,” Dr. Anne Zink, Alaskan medical director.
On Friday, the weekly average case in Alaska reached its point of year. The percentage of other people who tested positive has doubled in recent weeks. In some parts of the state, tribal villages have been forced to close.
Across the country, instances have reached new highs since early autumn, with more than 59,000 new instances known On Tuesday. At least 12 states have added more instances in the following week than in any seven-day era, many of which are northern states such as Dakota, Wisconsin, and Illinois.
Along with cold season meetings moving to smaller spaces, there is evidence that coronavirus is more virulent in colder climates and decreases relative humidity. Dr. Mohammad Sajadi, who studies infectious diseases at the University of Maryland, among researchers who observed global trends at the beginning of the pandemic and discovered a climatic correlation.
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