Gov. Dunleavy's Tuesday COVID update is underway. Today he's going to roll out his plans to reopen "certain sectors of the economy."

He says it'll take a while to get back to normal, noting there are somethings that "we may never get back to." Like shaking hands.

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Watch here: https://www.ktoo.org/2020/04/14/watch-live-dunleavys-administration-gives-an-update-on-alaskas-response-to-covid-19/

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Dunleavy on fishing: The answer is, yes, people can fish for sport and personal use and there's an encouragement to stay as close as home to possible but it's not a mandate.

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Dunleavy is going over some of the economic reopening plans. The first on the list: Alcohol available through curbside pickup and delivery.

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And he's also planning on easing rules on elective procedures and other elements of the health care industry that had been put on hold.

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He says nothing has changed, though, regarding social distancing orders and other elements aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19.

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Also, if you really want to go mad, take a look at the comments in the live stream.

Dunleavy says "This is not a full blown open, everything's back to normal. That's not the case. But we feel we've done a pretty good job with the numbers. It's not like we're rewarding ourselves. It's more along the lines of we're doing the right thing."

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"... and have the capacity to reopen the economy." #akleg #akgov

In case you were wondering, Dunleavy made no mention of reopening the professional wrestling industry in Alaska.

Said additional industries will be addressed in the future.

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Zink says Alaska's doing pretty well but that Nebraska and Oregon are among those doing better.

(AKA: The only three states I've lived in since the 4th grade. Coincidence?!??!)

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Comments section be like:

But otherwise, it's pretty hot garbage. A lot of folks who think it's a hoax, that it ONLY affects the elderly and sick and SEVERAL people who wonder about where they can get a hair cut.

As for the haircut, one person suggests getting your own clippers another suggests getting a flowbee.

It's, unfortunately, about 50/50 whether people think Dr. Zink is a boring nerd or an awesome nerd.

(For the record, I'm on the awesome nerd side of things).

She's currently talking about a new bundle of data that the state/CDC is releasing about COVID-19 and infection rates.

She says the big problem with COVID-19 is the long incubation period.

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