Staying Safe While Participating In Trick-or-Treating As Coronavirus Cases Continue To Surge

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 PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s Halloween, and with the Coronavirus pandemic raging across the country, dad and mom need to decide on whether or not or no longer to take their children trick-or-treating.

If you’ve made the decision to position costumes on and hit the streets, there are several things you need to realize to maintain you and your youngsters safe.

In 12 months in which the whole lot has been pressured to change, Halloween isn't any unique.

Fitness professionals are urging anybody to do their element in the combat in opposition to COVID-19.

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The CDC has categorized high contact trick-or-treating as an excessive risk.

It says it can be made safer, using:

Carrying masks

Washing hands before touching treats

Warding off direct contact with different trick-or-treaters

As for the masks, a costume mask isn't considered an alternative to the mask that everyone has been wearing for a previous couple of months — and also you ought to avoid wearing a costume mask over a face mask.

If you need to hand out candy, it’s recommended you leave prepackaged treats.

“in case you are the individual that is giving out candy, see if you could be creative to try this in a socially remote way, said Dr. Joseph Aracri, Chair of the Pediatric Institute at Allegheny health community.

“humans were the use of p.C pipes to shoot it right down to the youngsters, placing it on levers that they can deal with the candy in which you’re now not having direct touch. If you’re now not able to do this, make certain that you have a mask on, make certain the basket is dry, each time the children come up to trick-or-treat. And don’t permit the kids to choose out of the bowl hand out the sweet, so this manner you don’t have many arms inside the equal bowl,” Dr. Aracri said.

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The CDC says there are nonetheless fun and safe methods to experience Halloween.

You could nonetheless carve your pumpkin, host a digital dress birthday party, or simply relax and experience a Halloween film.

In step with the countrywide Retail Federation, best 58% of Americans might be celebrating this yr, down from 68% closing year.