The Connecticut Department of Public Health released a new series of guidelines Thursday detailing how residents should celebrate Halloween this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Events that DPH are telling people to avoid are:
- Traditional trick-or-treating where treats are handed to children who go door to door
- Large parties that exceed 25 people indoors and 150 people outdoors
- Large Halloween-themed parades where physical distancing cannot be maintained
- Indoor haunted houses where people may be crowded together and screaming
- Hayrides or tractor rides with people who are not in your household
Some events that DPH says families should consider are:
- Host drive-by Halloween events
- Prepare candy scavenger hunts at homes with household members
- Host virtual Halloween events
- Have a Halloween movie night with the people in your household
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