15 May 2020 – Public Health Risk level lowered from orange to yellow

Type of Intervention: Executive Order
Sectors Involved: Health
Level of Jurisdiction: UT
Lead People/Agency: Govenor Gary R. Herbert

Overview: Executive Order 2020-22 lowers the level of risk perception Utah faces in light of COVID-19, changing the State COVID-19 Public Health Risk status from moderate risk (orange) to low risk (yellow) with exceptions.
Full details here: https://rules.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/Utah-Executive-Order-No.-22.pdf

Type of Justification: Advice of INTERNAL government advisory committee or group, Perception of an increased threat
Source of Evidence or Justification: World Health Organisation