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LOS ANGELES –\u00a0Citing the coronavirus, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has banned door-to-door or car-to-car trick-or-treating for Halloween, along with Halloween parties, carnivals and haunted houses.<\/p>\n
In the latest update to the county’s coronavirus health orders, the Department of Public Health states that such activities pose too much of a risk for spreading COVID-19.<\/p>\n
“Since some of the traditional ways in which this holiday is celebrated (do) not allow you to minimize contact with non-household members, it is important to plan early and identify safer alternatives,” according to guidance posted on the agency’s website.<\/p>\n
Banned under the county guidance for Halloween are:<\/p>\n
— door-to-door trick-or-treating or “trunk-to-trunk” events, in which children collect candy from the trunks of parked cars;<\/p>\n
— parties or gatherings with people outside residents’ own households; and<\/p>\n
— carnivals, festivals, live entertainment and “haunted house attractions.”<\/p>\n
So what can you do?<\/p>\n
According to the county, online parties or contests, such as pumpkin-carving or costume contests, are allowed, as are car parades and drive-thru attractions. Drive-thru events can also include distribution of “treat bags,” but they are limited to “commercially packaged non-perishable treats,” and recipients must remain in their vehicles.<\/p>\n
Drive-in movie nights are also acceptable, along with “Halloween- themed meals at outdoor restaurants,” art installations and decorations of homes and yards.<\/p>\n
As always, people taking part in any such events must wear face coverings, practice social distancing and adhere to other health requirements, such as frequent hand-washing and avoiding confined spaces.<\/p>\n
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UPDATE: The county has backed down from its previously announced ban on trick- or-treating for Halloween. The guidelines issued Tuesday were changed on Wednesday, with trick-or-treating listed as “not recommended,” instead of “not permitted.” Read our updated story here. *** LOS ANGELES –\u00a0Citing the coronavirus, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has banned […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":95903,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,1499,1496],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95902"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/70"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95902"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95902\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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