Alta mayor calls for quiet after study at resort shows how loud talking can spread coronavirus droplets around

With snow absorbing the ambient chatter, the quiet at the top of an empty ski run can have a Zen effect.Likewise, one elected official is suggesting a similar hush in locker rooms, bathrooms, lift lines and restaurants in and around Utah’s ski resorts could calm the spread of COVID-19.“What I’m fantasizing about,” said Town of Alta Mayor Harris Sondak, “is our [variable messaging signs] saying: ‘Be boisterous and kill your bro.’”Sondak isn’t