犹他州州长宣布州进入紧急状态，全州强制戴口罩，医院资源告急

犹他州州长 Gary Herbert 宣布犹他州进入紧急状态，并且颁布了全州强制口罩令。此外，他还补充说州内所有学校的课外活动都需要暂停。

Due to the alarming rate of COVID infections within our state, tonight I issued a new state of emergency with several critical changes to our response. These changes are not shutting down our economy, but are absolutely necessary to save lives and hospital capacity. #utpol pic.twitter.com/BuSNBsCbiz

— Gov. Gary Herbert (@GovHerbert) November 9, 2020

Due to the alarming rate of COVID infections within our state, tonight I issued a new state of emergency with several critical changes to our response. These changes are not shutting down our economy, but are absolutely necessary to save lives and hospital capacity. #utpol pic.twitter.com/BuSNBsCbiz

— Gov. Gary Herbert (@GovHerbert) November 9, 2020

关于强制口罩令，Herbert 说：“口罩不会影响我们的经济，戴口罩是减缓病毒传播最简单的方法。专家告诉我们戴口罩不会让我们缺氧，也不会导致疾病。我们不能再继续争论这个话题了。”

Herbert 曾经很反对强制口罩令，他曾经告诉媒体，他支持民众戴口罩，但他对强制戴口罩这件事还是有担忧的。而新的强制口罩令非常严格，要求所有犹他州居民“在公共场合戴口罩，在跟人距离小于6英尺的时候戴口罩，家人除外。”