Halloween typically involves trick-or-treating, gathering with friends and neighbors, and visiting pumpkin patches and haunted houses. Get-togethers during the Fourth of July and Labor Day holidays led to noticeable increases in infection rates, so county officials are asking residents to be extremely cautious this Halloween season. Hilary Sloane offers these safer alternatives to traditional activities…
The state prohibits indoor and outdoor gatherings involving members of different households. Door-to-door trick-or-treating and “trunk-or-treating” involve children and adults from various households gathering on porches, sidewalks, or behind parked vehicles, accompanied by the sharing of candy. The county urges residents to use extreme caution by ensuring that they and their children wear face coverings, remain at least six feet away from other trick-or-treaters, frequently use hand sanitizer, accept only wrapped food items. Residents handing out treats are urged to only provide wrapped items, use tongs or wear gloves to distribute treats, wash their hands frequently, and discourage trick-or-treaters from gathering closely on their property.
