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Executive Order Declaring a State of Emergency Due to Infectious Disease COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus (Utah, Governor Gary R. Herbert)

Summary

Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert's executive order of March 6, 2020, attested by Lieutenant Governor Spencer J. Cox, declares a State of Emergency due to COVID-19 under the Disaster Response and Recovery Act, Title 53, Chapter 2a of the Utah Code. Its recitals say no confirmed cases had yet been diagnosed in Utah, that the Utah Department of Health activated its Department Operations Center on January 21, 2020, and that as of March 6, 2020 the CDC counted over 100,000 confirmed cases worldwide, with over 200 in the United States. The order directs continued execution of the State Emergency Operations Plan, state assistance to political subdivisions, public information to slow the spread, outreach to vulnerable populations and coordination with local authorities and the private sector on access to medical care. It is numbered 2020/001/EO.

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                                                EXECUTIVE ORDER

              Declaring a State of Emergency Due to Infectious Disease COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus

         WHEREAS, On January 21, 2020, the Utah Department of Health activated its Department Operations
Center in response to the evolving the global outbreak of novel coronavirus;

         WHEREAS, The Utah Department of Health recognizes COVID-19 as a threat to the health and safety of
the residents of Utah;

           WHEREAS, Although no confirmed cases have been diagnosed in the state, the Utah Department of Health,
local health departments, and health and medical partners have activated response plans and protocols to prepare
for the likely arrival of the virus in Utah;

        WHEREAS, These partners have also worked to identify, contact, and test individuals in the State of Utah
who have been potentially exposed to COVID-19 in coordination with the United States Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC);

          WHEREAS, Proactively implementing mitigation measures to slow the spread of the virus is in the best
interests of the state of Utah and its people;

         WHEREAS, COVID-19, a respiratory disease that can result in serious illness or death, is caused by the
SARS-CoV-2 virus, which is a new strain of coronavirus that had not been previously identified in humans and can
easily spread from person to person;

          WHEREAS, The CDC identifies the potential public health threat posed by COVID-19 both globally and in
the United States as “high,” and has advised that person-to-person spread of COVID-19 will continue to occur
globally, including within the United States;

        WHEREAS, On January 31, 2020, the United States Department of Health and Human Services Secretary
Alex Azar declared a public health emergency for COVID-19, beginning on January 27, 2020;

        WHEREAS, As of March 6, 2020, the CDC indicates there are over 100,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19
worldwide, with over 200 of those cases in the United States;

          WHEREAS, On February 28, 2020, the State Emergency Operations Center raised its activation level to
Level 3 - Elevated Action and the Utah Division of Emergency Management and Department of Health activated a
Joint Information System for public information;

          WHEREAS, The Utah Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management, State Emergency
Operations Center, is coordinating resources across state government to support the Utah Department of Health and
local officials in alleviating the impacts to people, property, and infrastructure, and is assessing the magnitude and
long-term effects of the incident with the Utah Department of Health;

         WHEREAS, The State of Utah has implemented the Utah COVID-19 Community Task Force to coordinate
the response to the incident throughout the entire state and among all levels of government;

         WHEREAS, the circumstances of this outbreak may exceed the capacity of the services, personnel,
equipment, supplies and facilities of any single city, county, or city and county, and require the combined forces of a
mutual aid region or regions to combat; and

       WHEREAS, these conditions do create a “State of Emergency” within the intent of the Disaster Response
and Recovery Act found in Title 53, Chapter 2a of the Utah Code Annotated 1953, as amended:

          NOW, THEREFORE, I, Gary R. Herbert, Governor of the State of Utah, declare a “State of Emergency” due
to the aforesaid circumstances requiring aid, assistance, and relief available from State resources and hereby order:

         The continued execution of the State Emergency Operations Plan;

       Assistance from State government to political subdivisions as needed and coordinated by the Utah
Department of Health, the Utah Department of Public Safety, and other state agencies as necessary;

         The continued dissemination of timely and accurate information by state agencies to the public that will slow
the spread of COVID-19, prevent unnecessary confusion and alarm, and mitigate impacts to the economy;

         The continued outreach and assistance to the populations most vulnerable to COVID-19; and

         Coordination with local authorities and the private sector to maximize access to appropriate medical care
while preserving critical services for those most in need.
                      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
                      caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Utah. Done
                      in Salt Lake City, Utah, on this, the 6th day of March, 2020.

       (State Seal)


                      Gary R. Herbert
                      Governor


ATTEST:
                      Spencer J. Cox
                      Lieutenant Governor


2020/001/EO

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