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Eastern Ontario Health Unit strongly recommends no trick-of treating on Halloween

Trick-or-treaters in Alexandria, Cornwall, Casselman, Rockland, Hawkesbury, and other areas of eastern Ontario are being asked to stay home on Halloween night due to COVID-19.

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The Eastern Ontario Health Unit states that due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and a recent increase in cases, it is strongly recommending residents to avoid traditional ways of celebrating Halloween, including no trick-or-treating.

The health unit states that going out trick-or-treating or handing out treats increases your family’s risk of getting or spreading COVID-19 because it exposes you to others.

They also strongly recommend canceling traditional organized community and municipal Halloween events.

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Choosing a costume that allows you and your child to wear a non-medical mask.

The Eastern Ontario Health Unit states that if you decide to trick-or-treat, there are several measures to take to do it more safely, including:

  • Choosing a costume that allows you and your child to wear a non-medical mask
  • Only trick-or-treat outside and stay in your own community
  • Trick or treat only with members of your direct household
  • Bring a hand sanitizer and use it before handing candy or after touching high-touch surfaces such as doors, doorbells, or railings.

If you are handing out treats, the health unit suggests keeping at least two meters distance from trick-or-treaters and wash hands often or use a hand sanitizer.

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Learn how to stay safe by enrolling in a mask fitting test which is a requirement for many workplaces and school admissions or the available masks for sale by visiting our face mask sale page.

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/coronavirus-face-masks-what-you-need-to-know

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/personal-protective-equipment-infection-control/n95-respirators-surgical-masks-and-face-masks

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/09/30/mask-guidelines-covid-faq/?arc404=true

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