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Politicians and business interests pushed health officials aside to control Utah’s reopening. Then cases exploded.
(Trent Nelson | Tribune file photo) Gov. Gary Herbert at a news conference in Salt Lake City on Thursday, May 28, 2020.This story was originally published by .Back in April, when public health officials were still helping lead Utah’s response to the coronavirus, the spread of the disease had slowed, stabilizing at fewer than 200 reported cases a day.Then came a shift in power, and priorities.State legislators who felt Gov. Gary Herbert was not moving quickly enough to lift restrictions on businesses to set guidelines to reopen. “It’s not meant to give economic outcomes a higher weight, but...…(Trent Nelson | Tribune file photo) Gov. Gary Herbert at a news conference in Salt Lake City on Thursday, May 28, 2020.This story was originally published by .Back in April, when public health officials were still helping lead Utah’s response to the coronavirus, the spread of the disease had slowed, stabilizing at fewer than 200 reported cases a day.Then came a shift in power, and priorities.State legislators who felt Gov. Gary Herbert was not moving quickly enough to lift restrictions on businesses to set guidelines to reopen. “It’s not meant to give economic outcomes a higher weight, but...WW…
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