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| Above, The Beast at the Cedar City (Utah) KOA. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
In some respects, I find the following news story to be understandable given what the country has been going through for the past month. On the other hand, it seems a bit bizarre like something out of some World War II movie where the Nazis are asking, "Your papers, please!"
If one is planning to enter the state of Utah, be prepared to submit a health questionnaire. That's not all. At one point, even if one wasn't planning to enter Utah, but were near the state, an alert would be received by their cell phone. Thankfully, that was stopped.
This is the subject of an article in RV Travel, which begins with:
Utah officials want to keep the bug out of the Beehive State, and so to quell coronavirus, they’re asking folks crossing the border to fill out a health questionnaire. It all started April 9 when the state’s governor cranked out an order for it to all happen.
And happen it did! If you crossed into Utah by one of many major highway entry points, including I-15 from Arizona or I-84 from Idaho, and several other entries, your Emergency Alert equipped smartphone may have cranked out that ominous tone that signals imminent destruction. In this case, the signal was accompanied with a message, giving you a link to follow to fill out a health questionnaire.
The trouble is, it worked too well. Folks who weren’t even close to border entry points were getting this nagging message and, in turn, started nagging state officials to lay off. They have. As of April 13, the Emergency Alert System was turned off for these notices, and now drivers of all sorts will see flashing alert signs beside the highways and interstates asking them to log onto the appropriate website and fill out the form. While there’s no penalty for failure to fill out the e-form, the Governor says “good citizens” will surely want to comply.
To read more, go here.
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