| Updated: 1:40 p.m.
Now that most public health orders have been lifted, restaurants and bars in Utah can choose what kind of COVID-19 safety measures if any they want to continue.
Many business owners have kept rules about face coverings and social distancing in place while others seem to have gone back to pre-COVID times, not requiring any of the safety measures.
Still others have landed somewhere in the middle, said Melva Sine, president of the Utah Restaurant Association, telling customers “your masks are welcomed but not required.” That gives customers on both sides of the hot-button issue a chance to do what makes them feel comfortable.