Skip The Traditional Halloween Trick-or-Treating This Year To Avoid A COVID Scare
MIAMI (CBSMiami) - The thought of letting their children do traditional door to door trick-or-treating door-to-door for candy is definitely a scary idea for parents this year due to the pandemic.
In light of that, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue is recommending alternative ways to celebrate Halloween.
They suggest hosting a virtual costume party so you keep your distance from others. Also, you can go to a well-planned local drive-thru trunk-or-treat event in your neighborhood.
You should avoid crowded places and large gatherings to reduce exposure and spread of the virus.
Although discouraged, if you are still considering in-person trick-or-treating, be sure to keep your mask on at all times, practice social distance, and wash your hands frequently. Stay clear of traffic and carry a flashlight or glow sticks for drivers to see you.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control guidance, many traditional Halloween activities can be high-risk for spreading the coronavirus.
The CDC ranked some popular Halloween activities from low to high risk, which are as follows:
LOWER RISK ACTIVITIES
- Carving and decorating pumpkins with members of your household
- Carving and decorating pumpkins outside with friends and neighbors (socially distanced)
- Virtual Halloween costume contest
- Halloween movie night with members of your household
- Decorating your home
MODERATE RISK ACTIVITIES
- Lining up individually wrapped candy bags at the end of your driveway for trick-or-treaters to grab
- Visiting a pumpkin patch or orchard with sanitizing and social distancing rules in place
- Outdoor costume parties where people wear protective masks and stay more than 6 feet apart (a costume mask is not a substitute for a protective cloth mask)
HIGHER RISK ACTIVITIES
- Traditional trick-or-treating
- Crowded indoor costume parties
- Indoor haunted houses
For a list of more activities and guidance about other upcoming holidays visit the CDC's holidays webpage.
