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Cases appear but is not considered epidemic yet. Meetings to decide next steps. *This spread quickly if these were the first appearances.
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Officers in the military become afflicted and pass away from influenza.*Sad to note some survive the fighting in France to come home and pass away due to disease.
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Two new deaths due to influenza and 63 new cases. Mayor's family has symptoms. Talk of forbidding funerals to stop spreading. *It is interesting that the victims are young adults.
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New cases in Cedar. Salt Lake becomes closed city and public gatherings cancelled. *It would be scary to see this spread across the state.
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No spitting allowed to try and curb the spreading of influenza as violators will be arrested. *Noted that officials are trying to stop the spreading through many means.
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Richfield and Salina show cases. Activities cancelled in Salt Lake. *See the spread across the state here.
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Teachers send apples to support in France while schools were closed. *Ironically teachers sending apples.
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Health chief bans big sales to stop congregating of people. *It's interesting to note that a hat sale was the start of this ban.
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Teachers volunteer to help families due to lack of nurses. Masks are to be worn in county. Deaths continue. *I think these women very brave to volunteer to help and admire their willingness to help.
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Ward teaching discontinued.* I am assuming this is part of the ward of the LDS church.
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Brides, Groom and all guests must wear masks to weddings to stop the spread of disease. No kissing is allowed. *Interesting to note they still allowed the public gathering.
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Estimated 20,000 people with Influenza in the state. Still calling for nurses as more teachers volunteer to help. Doctors needed for draft registration are allowed to help instead. *I think this will help the efforts to contain this.
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735 teachers volunteer as nurses as volunteers are needed. *It is great to see teachers fulfill this capacity in times they are needed.
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Homes where influenza was must list signs saying influenza. Deaths in Park City. *Northern deaths noted to see spread from north to south.
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Cases start to decline. End of epidemic and closure of emergency hospital. *This disease rapidly spread and didn't last long but affected the state.
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No one is allowed on street, sidewalk or any public places except open-air funerals. *Drastic measures from state officials helped to stop the spread of this disease.
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Stores set on time restrictions. Fines for not reporting cases of influenza. *Monetary fines often deter people from breaking rules.
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LDS church fasts and prays to end epidemic throughout the world. *This passed quickly through our state but not so quickly in other areas.
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Movie theaters are again opened to allow public to come after 10 weeks of being closed. *Seeing the return to normalcy here.
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Talk of lifting the ban on Dec. 27 due to reduction in cases. *Only a few months after start of cases.
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