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Safe and fun: Trick or treat Guidelines

 

October 28, 2020

By Paula Garcia

 

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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 “trick-or-treating hours are from 3-6 p.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2020.” And that those who do not want to participate in trick-or-treating “are invited to keep exterior lights turned off and are welcome to post this flyer indicating they are not participating in the festivities this year.” 

Halloween is fun but some activities may be riskier to contract/spread the virus. In order to avoid the numbers of cases to increase, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has provided a guide of alternative ways to participate safely this Halloween.

Here are some alternative ways from the CDC website to do Halloween responsibly: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays.html

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