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Utah is flattening the COVID-19 curve, economy may reopen sooner than expected, Lt. Gov. says
KSL.com ^ | 4/15/2020 | Jacob Klopfenstein

Posted on 04/15/2020 6:40:12 PM PDT by LiberalismDestroys

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox is optimistic that the state’s economy may reopen sooner than officials previously estimated.

But, he acknowledged that Utah leaders must be careful not to act too quickly in the face of an unprecedented global pandemic that no one completely understands yet.

"I’m not sure we fully understand the depth and breadth of what this virus has unleashed. There is real pain: physical, psychological, emotional, economic," Cox wrote in a Twitter thread Wednesday morning. "But there is nowhere in the world I would rather be than here. With you. … We always respond selflessly and with unity in spirit and purpose."

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Health/Medicine; Local News
KEYWORDS: covid19; cox; economy; utah

1 posted on 04/15/2020 6:40:12 PM PDT by LiberalismDestroys
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To: LiberalismDestroys

Are the Utah Nazi Border agents still checking your “papers” at the border on I-15 at St. George?


2 posted on 04/15/2020 6:47:25 PM PDT by TaMoDee (The Pack will be back in 2020! Go Pack Go!!)
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No, this was some kind of registration requirement that was sent to your cell phone once you crossed the border. It was dropped after one weekend. Very stupid idea, I was surprised they tried to do this.


3 posted on 04/15/2020 6:52:58 PM PDT by LiberalismDestroys
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To: LiberalismDestroys; null and void; dp0622
I guess Utah proves that herd immunity works after all.


4 posted on 04/15/2020 7:01:08 PM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
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To: LiberalismDestroys
Cool, ready to do the scenic byway to near Moab again. Great drive and scenery.
5 posted on 04/15/2020 7:40:36 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Epstein pulled a Carradine, the bozo.)
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To: LiberalismDestroys

20 covid fatalities to date in UT. As tourism is the state’s big money maker, it’s time to end the shut down.


6 posted on 04/15/2020 8:42:56 PM PDT by lurk
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“Are the Utah Nazi Border agents still checking your “papers” at the border on I-15 at St. George?”

Just tell them you are an “undocumented immigrant” - they will leave you alone.


7 posted on 04/16/2020 4:35:57 AM PDT by utax
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