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Streets were mostly desolate Saturday, March 21, 2020, in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz has issued a "hunker down" order, asking everyone to stay at home as much as possible from late Sunday, March 22, until the end of the day March 31, to help control the spread of the coronavirus. Those working in critical jobs are exempt. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Streets were mostly desolate Saturday, March 21, 2020, in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz has issued a "hunker down" order, asking everyone to stay at home as much as possible from late Sunday, March 22, until the end of the day March 31, to help control the spread of the coronavirus. Those working in critical jobs are exempt. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

March 21, 2020

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Anchorage mayor issues emergency order to 'hunker down'
March 21, 2020 11:09 p.m.

Anchorage mayor issues emergency order to 'hunker down'

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The mayor of Anchorage has announced his third emergency order in response to the coronavirus pandemic as more cases of COVID-19 are confirmed in the state and the city's supply of swabs needed to test for the disease run low.