Salt Lake County elected officials, health care experts, business leaders, nonprofit representatives, team mascots and Real Salt Lake representatives pose for a socially distanced photo during a press conference at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 where Utahns were encouraged to wear a face mask to help stop the spread of COVID-19. During the event Salt Lake County elected officials, health care experts, business leaders, nonprofit representatives, team mascots and Real Salt Lake representatives gathered to show their support for #MaskUpUtah and share who they wear their masks for. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
Salt Lake County elected officials, health care experts, business leaders, nonprofit representatives, team mascots and Real Salt Lake representatives pose for a socially distanced photo during a press conference at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy on Wednesday, where Utahns were encouraged to wear a face mask to help stop the spread of COVID-19. During the event, the representatives gathered to show their support for the #MaskUpUtah campaign, sponsored by the Utah Hospital Association and the state’s four largest health care providers, and shared who they wear their masks for. The also announced a contest where people can post photos of themselves wearing face coverings on social media using the #MaskUpUtah. Winners will be selected each week and awarded prizes from Real Salt Lake.
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Retired Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando poses for a portrait in his mask that he wears for kids at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. During the event, which encouraged Utahns to wear face masks to stop the spread of COVID 19, Salt Lake County elected officials, health care experts, business leaders, nonprofit representatives, team mascots and Real Salt Lake representatives gathered to show their support for #MaskUpUtah and share who they wear their masks for. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson talks about the importance of wearing masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during a #MaskUpUtah press conference at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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South Jordan City Mayor Dawn Ramsey wears a mask for her sister, who hasn’t been able to leave her home for four months due to increased risk to COVID-19 from autoimmune diseases, at a #MaskUpUtah press conference at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. During the press conference, Utahns were encouraged to wear face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Cottonwood Heights Mayor Mike Peterson, left, Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson and Holladay Mayor Rob Dahle pose for a socially distanced photo during a #MaskUpUtah press conference at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. During the press conference, Utahns were encouraged to wear face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Intermountain Healthcare infectious disease physician Eddie Stenehjem talks about the importance of wearing masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during a #MaskUpUtah press conference at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Taylorsville Mayor Kristie Overson wears a for family and friends at a #MaskUpUtah press conference at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. During the press conference, Utahns were encouraged to wear face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Intermountain Healthcare infectious disease physician Eddie Stenehjem, who wears a mask for health care providers, talks with Millcreek Mayor Jeff Silvistrini, who wears a mask for himself and his family, at a #MaskUpUtah press conference at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. During the press conference, Utahns were encouraged to wear face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Mary VanMinde, Real Salt Lake Foundation director, speaks during a #MaskUpUtah press conference at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. During the event, which encouraged Utahns to wear face masks to stop the spread of COVID 19, Salt Lake County elected officials, health care experts, business leaders, nonprofit representatives, team mascots and Real Salt Lake representatives gathered to show their support for #MaskUpUtah and share who they wear their masks for. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Midvale City Mayor Robert Hale wears a mask for the Midvale Family Center during at a #MaskUpUtah press conference at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. During the press conference, Utahns were encouraged to wear face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Taylorsville Mayor Kristie Overson, right, bumps elbows with Millcreek Mayor Jeff Silvistrini as Salt Lake County elected officials pose for a socially distanced photo during a #MaskUpUtah press conference at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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