Utah mask order addresses concerns; exemption request nixed

Utah mask order addresses concerns; exemption request nixed

PROVO, Utah (AP) — The Utah County Commission will no longer consider a letter requesting that the county health department ask the governor to grant the county exemptions to the statewide public K-12 school mask mandate after a new state order seemingly addressed all concerns. The Daily Herald reported that Commissioner Bill Lee pulled the letter after a state order “clarified every single thing” requested. The order is effective until Dec. 31 and clarifies a number of exemptions. Those exemptions include children under 3, people with medical conditions preventing them from wearing a facial covering, students practicing social distancing and students eating and drinking outdoors.