Utah health officials issue stern rebuke after hundreds greet LDS missionaries at airport in defiance of coronavirus warnings

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Missionaries from the Philippines return to the Salt Lake International Airport, Sunday, March 22, 2020.

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