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Safe and fun: Trick or treat Guidelines

  October 28, 2020 By Paula Garcia   Photo courtesy of: The Official Disney Fan Club As the year goes by and Covid-19 is still present, another holiday celebration to be fixed is Halloween. “Covid-19 has changed the way we work, live and play, and will now change how we plan to celebrate the holidays,” said the director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, Dr. Ngozi Ezike for ABC7 . According to the New York Times updated Case Count, an average of 4,705 cases are reported every day in Illinois. As of October 27, at least 4,004 new cases and 49 deaths were reported. Being this a major concern for the community, trick or treating might sound scary. “This virus isn’t taking a holiday. It only wants to find new hosts,” Governor JB. Pritzker said. He also emphasized that, the positivity rate in Illinois has increased “more than one full percentage point in the last week alone.” The City of Joliet website announced early this week that “tr...