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FILE - In this March 11, 2020 file photo Alaska Senate President Cathy Giessel, center, speaks to reporters in Juneau, Alaska. Alaska Senate leaders said Friday, March 20, 2020, that lawmakers are pushing to complete their most pressing work in the coming days, as concerns about the coronavirus persist. Giessel, an Anchorage Republican, said the hope is that this could be done within a week. Priority bills include state budgets, negotiations on which in the past have gotten messy. Also pictured, from left, are Sens. Bert Stedman, David Wilson and Natasha von Imhof. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer,File)

FILE - In this March 11, 2020 file photo Alaska Senate President Cathy Giessel, center, speaks to reporters in Juneau, Alaska. Alaska Senate leaders said Friday, March 20, 2020, that lawmakers are pushing to complete their most pressing work in the coming days, as concerns about the coronavirus persist. Giessel, an Anchorage Republican, said the hope is that this could be done within a week. Priority bills include state budgets, negotiations on which in the past have gotten …

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.