The Minnesota Department of Health is urging Minnesotans to follow the new CDC guidelines for Halloween next month. Kris Ehresmann from the Minnesota Department of Health Infectious Disease Prevention and Control said “I feel like the public health buzzkill, but really public health recommendations are not intended to ruin your fun, but rather to keep you safe. It’s actually the virus that’s the buzzkill here.”

If you missed it the CDC put out a list of high-risk activities that people should avoid. They include:

  • Participating in traditional trick-or-treating where treats are handed to children who go door to door
  • Having trunk-or-treat where treats are handed out from trunks of cars lined up in large parking lots
  • Attending crowded costume parties held indoors
  • Going to an indoor haunted house where people may be crowded together and screaming
  • Going on hayrides or tractor rides with people who are not in your household
  • Using alcohol or drugs, which can cloud judgement and increase risky behaviors
  • Traveling to a rural fall festival that is not in your community if you live in an area with community spread of COVID-19

Halloween activities that are considered safe by the CDC include:

  • Carving or decorating pumpkins with members of your household and displaying them
  • Carving or decorating pumpkins outside, at a safe distance, with neighbors or friends
  • Decorating your house, apartment, or living space
  • Doing a Halloween scavenger hunt where children are given lists of Halloween-themed things to look for while they walk outdoors from house to house admiring Halloween decorations at a distance
  • Having a virtual Halloween costume contest
  • Having a Halloween movie night with people you live with
  • Having a scavenger hunt-style trick-or-treat search with your household members in or around your home rather than going house to house

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