CITY OF VALDEZ
COVID-19
PUBLIC HEALTH MANDATE # 001
To prevent or slow the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in our community, the City of Valdez is issuing its first health mandate.
All entry into Valdez: If you are entering Valdez by air or sea, or arriving in Valdez from a location within one-hundred (100) road miles of a known community with positively identified COVID-19 infection, or have entered or arrived in Valdez as provided above within the last fourteen (14) days, you must:
1. Self-quarantine and maintain appropriate social distance from others (about 6ft) for 14-days from the date of your last arrival in Valdez.
2. Contact your employer and self-quarantine for the entirety of that 14-day period.
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE EXCEPTION: If you work in an industry classified as “critical infrastructure” by the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, in their March 20, 2020 “**COVID-19 HEALTH ALERT**“ (attached), it is the expectation that every attempt will be made by you and your employer to comply with this 14-day mandate or that appropriate steps are taken to protect workers and the public from the spread of COVID-19.
“Critical infrastructure” in the City of Valdez includes:
a. Transportation and logistics
b. Agricultural operations, including fishing and fish-processing
c. Energy, including oil and gas production
d. Critical manufacturing
e. Raw material production for manufacturing, including mining and timber
f. Water, wastewater and sanitation
g. Government functions
h. Public safety and first responders
i. Healthcare & Public Health
j. Financial Services
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k. Communications
l. Defense
If you work in an industry that is not listed above but believe that your position qualifies as
a critical infrastructure position, you may petition the City Manager for a determination of
whether you are bound by this mandate.
The City understands the difficulties this mandate may present, but we are committed to
the health and welfare of our community, and to control the spread of the new coronavirus
in Valdez.
To those affected by this mandate, you are encouraged to enlist the assistance of family,
community support groups, religious organizations, and others to retrieve mail or obtain
groceries or necessary goods or materials. Delivery or curbside service may be available
through local businesses and organizations or by messaging the Valdez Neighbors
Facebook page. Valdez Neighbors can also be reached by calling (907) 255- 6277.
Symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough and shortness of breath. See attached
infographic for more information. If you are experiencing symptoms please call ahead to
your medical provider, the public health clinic or hospital for guidance and screening.
Please let the provider know your travel history over the last 14 days and if you have
been in contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19. Telemedicine options are
available for patient care at both local physician offices. Those with mild,
non-life-threatening symptoms should remain at home in isolation to prevent spread of
illness to the community. Please follow instructions of your medical provider; they are in
place to keep you and our community safe.
This mandate is effective March 23, 2020 at 10:00 p.m. This mandate shall remain in
effect until April 22, 2020, or until rescinded by a vote of the City Council.
