SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah will no longer recommend that schools allow students who have been exposed to COVID-19 to come to class following pushback from doctors and educators. The state issued a new recommendation Thursday that any student or teacher who has come into close contact with a […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A few hundred people demonstrated in Utah on Wednesday to protest face covering requirements they said curtail civil liberties. The Daily Herald reported that protesters in Orem walked around without masks carrying signs that said “Don’t Mask Our Kids.” Healthcare executives and infectious disease experts have […]
SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah (AP) — Hundreds of teachers and parents have gathered in northern Utah to argue whether school district reopening plans intended to limit the spread of COVID-19 are too restrictive or not. The Daily News reported that there were two demonstrations Tuesday in Farmington and South Salt […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah Department of Health report of a coronavirus death Sunday brought the state’s number of deaths for a seven-day period to the highest mark since the pandemic outbreak began in March. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the latest fatality related to the coronavirus was […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says the state has no intention of delaying the November election following President Donald Trump’s suggestion that increased mail-in voting due to the coronavirus pandemic would result in fraud. Herbert characterized postponing the election as “foolish.” Meanwhile, the state hit […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Division of Consumer Protection has ordered the return of more than $13,000 to consumers who paid higher-than-normal prices for goods at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the state has received 933 complaints from customers claiming they […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s largest teachers union has called for schools to delay reopening buildings for in-person learning and instead start only with online classes. The Utah Education Association on Tuesday called for state leaders to temporarily resume distance learning until COVID-19 cases further decline. The union says […]
The Central Utah Public Health Department (CUPHD) has confirmed the first positive case of COVID-19 in Wayne County. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the Central Utah Health District to 341. The individual is between the ages of 1-14 and is currently recovering at home. The individual […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A group of over 150 educators rallied outside Utah’s Capitol building to call for stronger protections against the coronavirus for schools when they reopen this fall. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the teachers wore cloth face masks during the protest Thursday and stood socially distanced […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Federal unemployment aid that has helped avert financial ruin for millions of Americans is expiring in Utah and elsewhere on Saturday, leaving many residents unsure of how they’ll pay their bills as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rise. Since early in the pandemic, the […]
