(St. George, UT) -- Masks are no longer being required in schools within the Washington County School District. On Friday, district officials notified faculty and staff that the district will no longer enforce mask wearing on school grounds and only recommend it. However,
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Photo by Alli Hamblin 11/8/2020
Governor Herbert says "We must do more and do it now!” as he pleads with Utahns to stop the spread of Covid-19
On Sunday, Nov 11, 2020 at 9:30p.m. Governor Gary Herbert addressed the state of Utah after sending out a reverse 911 alert to all citizens. He i
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Utah is seeing a drop in the number of new cases of COVID-19 at the same time that demand for virus testing is also dropping.
The rolling average of new cases in Utah dropped to 428 a day yesterday, compared to 447 per day on Sunday.
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The Utah Area Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints wrote a letter to members in the area urging them to wear face coverings while in public.
Below is the full letter sent to members in the Utah area:
Dear Brothers and Sisters:We are in the midst of a global pandemic unlike any the world has experienced in more than a century. The...
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Southern Utahns are needed now to help complete an “Encore” effort by next week picking up, sewing and returning medical grade masks for ProjectProtect. ProjectProtect is a worldwide effort to ensure that frontline caregivers who are treating patients with COVID-19 have the protection they need to be as safe as possible.
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Employees for all Utah grocery stores are now required to wear face coverings while on the job.
Associated Retail Operations says stores will provide either face shields, cloth masks or bandanas to all team members.
This comes as a step to help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.
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A Dixie State University professor and interns are designing and 3D printing supplies for hospitals.
Professor of mechanical engineering, David Christensen, says he and his two interns began to 3D print face masks, face shields and ventilator splitters after a doctor at ENT Surgical Associates in Tooele called him for help
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is sending medical aid to China as the country works to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
The Church is preparing 200,000 respirator masks, protective goggles, coveralls and medical equipment for doctors and other medical responders...