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State epidemiologist: It’s possible disease spread at film festival BUBBA BROWN The Park Record Could the coronavirus have been spreading in Park City during the Sundance Film Festival in January, several weeks before the first confirmed case in the area was diagnosed? State epidemiologist Angela Dunn didn’t rule it out Wednesday after The Hollywood Reporter published an article detailing anecdotal accounts of several Sundance attendees in the film industry who said they became severely ill with symptoms of the disease during or shortly after the festival. “It is definitely possible that COVID-19 was circulating at Sundance,” Dunn said during a press briefing. With the pandemic still in its early stages when the festival began in late January, few Parkites and Sundance-goers were likely concerned about contracting the disease. The festival, bringing more than 100,000 people to Park City, kicked off two days before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed on Jan. 21 what it says was the first known case of the coronavirus in the U.S., involving a man in Washington state. Though there were not known cases in Utah at that time, Dunn said officials took some steps to guard against COVID-19 during the festival. “Sundance seems like it was a really long time ago, but it was definitely at the beginning of this outbreak,” she said. “We worked really closely with the Sundance planners and Summit County to set up screening and education for all the Sundance-goers about symptoms. Because at that point, we hadn’t had any cases, and so we were really just monitoring for symptoms.” It wasn’t until March 11 that the first known coronavirus case in Summit County was announced. The county soon became a hot spot for the virus, much like other mountain resort towns in the West that bring in droves of ski vacationers. After a countywide stay-at-home order was put in place toward the end of March, the spread of the disease slowed, leading officials to lift the order May 1. As of Thursday, there have been 382 confirmed coronavirus cases in Summit County and no reported deaths. It’s not uncommon for Sundance attendees to become sick during the festival, a result of the amount of handshaking and mingling that happens during the 11-day event, held each January during the traditional flu season. The Sundance Institute said in a prepared statement that it is not aware of any confirmed cases of COVID-19 at this year’s festival. “The health of our guests is very important to us so we’re very troubled by reports that any of our fes- tival attendees were unwell either during or after our January edition,” the statement said. The statement added that festival organizers continue to prepare for next year’s event, with an eye toward safety. “As we plan for the 2021 Sundance Film Festival we are coordinating with health authorities at local, state and the federal level and considering all measures to ensure the safety of the Sundance community, including social distancing in theaters and other public spaces and increased sanitation practices.” Dunn advised people who believe they may have contracted the coronavirus during Sundance to seek an antibody test through their health department or health provider. Antibody tests are used to determine whether someone has had the coronavirus, though health experts have said the accuracy of antibody tests varies. “Other than that, there’s not a lot of interventions that would be useful to public health at this point,” she said. Tennis match, anyone? Rec facility to reopen Municipal center will take steps to guard against coronavirus JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record The Park City Municipal Athletic & Recreation Center has worked out a plan for reopening after a closure that has lasted since March as the area attempted to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus. The Park Meadows facility is scheduled to welcome people back starting at 7 a.m. on Monday. It will be one of the most notable reopenings of a public building in Park City but also one that will require numerous measures to protect the people working out. The Monday reopening will involve most of the building. The weight room, the cardio area, the track, the pro shop, the tennis courts, the pickleball courts and the gymnasium will reopen, though group basketball play at the gymnasium will be prohibited. Other parts will remain closed as the facility reopens, including the pools, the hot tub, the bouldering wall, group fitness classes and child care. They will reopen as staffing levels and health orders allow. The locker rooms will be closed and drinking fountains shut off. Stations will be available for someone to fill their own bottles with water. Hours are Mondays through Saturdays from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. and Sundays from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. Senior-only hours, limited to people who are 60 or older, run from 7 a.m. until 8:30 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The tennis courts, though, are open to anyone during those hours. “My expectation is people will come back and use the facility cautiously,” said Ken Fisher, the recreation manager for City Hall. There will be limits to the number of people allowed in the building and on each floor based on the County Courthouse health order currently in place. Fisher said 20 people will be allowed on each of the three floors of the building at any one time. There are approximately 10 staffers who will Continued from A-1 Continued from A-1 Decks return Crowds unlikely it’s food service.” The county’s current health order is modeled largely on Gov. Gary Herbert’s Utah Leads Together 2.0 plan that is meant to guide the state’s reopening “Absolutely, they’re going to add atmosphere,” she said. “It’s that visual, to see activity is happening.” At 501 On Main, the dining deck will increase the number of people the restaurant can serve at any one time. County Courthouse health restrictions remain in place that reduce the diner numbers inside. Marsh said 501 On Main has 100 seats inside, but the health restrictions limit the number of diners to 62 inside. The dining deck will add 16 seats, making up for some of the lost seating inside. “People are going to be more comfortable going to restaurants if they’re outside,” Marsh said. TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD The Park City Municipal Athletic & Recreation Center is scheduled to reopen on Monday after a closure that has lasted since March, as the area attempted to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. The staffers have taken steps to promote social distancing and health, such as providing gym wipes for fitness equipment. Those seeking to hold an event involving more than 20 people may appeal the county’s public health order. Fisher said the county would be open to evaluating creative solutions, but advised those seeking to hold an event to consider all aspects of how a crowd will inhabit a space. “It’s not just having groups of 20 sitting 6 feet apart within the Eccles Center or at the Deer Valley hill for a concert — it’s everything else associated with it that’s the problem,” Fisher said. “It’s getting those groups of 20 in and out of the venue in an organized manner that they’re not crossing and contacting each other, it’s bathrooms, We definitely want to be extremely cautious moving forward because one stub of the toe and our winter season will disappear faster than you can imagine.” Doug Clyde, Summit County Council and recovery from the pandemic. That plan says a shift from the current moderate risk level to low risk may come after five weeks of a decrease in the growth rate of new cases. The low-risk count toward the limit. If the limit is reached, staffers could require people to sign up for designated times through a reservation system. Fisher said it is difficult to predict whether capacity will be reached. The Municipal Athletic & Recreation Center staffers since the March closure have undertaken numerous tasks like cleaning and disinfecting the building as well as modifying the layout to comply with health orders. Fisher said contractors resurfaced three tennis courts, refinished the wood floors and painted the interior walls. It was maintenance that eventually would have been undertaken, but the closure offered an opportunity for the work. “The building looks brand new, as good as when we opened it,” Fisher said, referring to a major 2011 renovation that turned what had been known as the Racquet Club into the Municipal Athletic & Recreation Center. The temporary loss of the Municipal Athletic & Recreation Center, coupled with the forced early closures of the mountain resorts, sent Parkites scrambling for places for physical activity. There has been sharp increase in the number of people on area trails, an advocate has said, as an example. More information is available on the City Hall website: parkcity.org/departments/park-city-marc-recreation/ pc-marc. phase allows groups of up to 50 people, but accompanying guidelines that pertain to events like concerts and rodeos require the number of people in a confined area be limited to enable adequate distancing and ban people from congregating. It is unclear how the state would transition to the least restrictive, “new normal” risk level. “Utah faces the likely reality of significant economic disruption until herd immunity occurs or a vaccine and treatment are discovered,” the plan states. Bullough has said Summit County won’t see business as usual until there is herd immunity, which is achieved through widespread exposure to the disease or widespread vaccination. Clyde said that, in the meantime, the steps the county is taking to restrict gatherings will hopefully prevent another spike in cases and necessitate further restrictive measures. “We definitely want to be extremely cautious moving forward because one stub of the toe and our winter season will disappear faster than you can imagine,” he said. 9110 N Uinta Drive Tuhaye Convenient Banking Stop by or use our online banking or mobile app. 5 B D | 7 BA | 5 ,7 70 SQ. F T. | O FFE R E D AT $2 ,9 95 ,0 0 0 Bank the way that’s best for you. People Banking With People Matthew Sidford Realtor® 435.962.4544 matthew@sidfordrealestate.com sidfordrealestate.com Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed accurate. Buyer to verify all information. 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