SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican leaders in Salt Lake County won’t overturn a mask mandate implemented during an omicron variant surge of the coronavirus. Council chair Laurie Stringham said Sunday that testing lines are miles long, cases are up among students and crews are struggling to staff fire and police stations. The Republican says she will not call for a special session to consider overturning the 30-day order. It requires N95 and KN95 or similar masks for a month in indoor spaces, including schools. That marks the first county-wide mandate there since the school year started. She says those masks are proven protection and public health orders are key tools.