Statewide mask mandates help shoppers feel safe and spend more, Utah study shows

Mandatory mask-wearing is proven to lower the incidence of COVID-19 infections, save lives and also boost commercial activity, a new Utah study says.Researchers with the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business examined state and county mask orders across the country and found that coronavirus cases fell after mask requirements were put in place.The study, by researchers at the school’s Marriner S. Eccles Institute for Economics and Quantitative Analysis, also found that