CDC Guidelines for Halloween during COVID-19

10/1/2020 (Permalink)

Happy Halloween from your friends at SERVPRO of Ocala. 352.732.6630

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has now officially discouraged Trick or Treating. America's Health Protection Agency says that many traditional Halloween activities can be high risk for spreading viruses.

High risk Halloween activities according to the CDC include the following:

• Door to door Trick or Treating
• Trick or Treat events with treats being handed out of trunks to large groups of people
• Indoor costume parties
• Indoor Haunted Houses
• Hayrides/tractor rides with people who are not in your family
• Going to a fall festival outside of your community

But that doesn't mean Halloween is canceled. You and your family can still participate in plenty of festive activities.

A few low risk activities are:

• Outdoor pumpkin carving with your neighbors maintaining social distancing
• An outdoor neighborhood Halloween themed scavenger hunt
• Decorating your home
• A Halloween movie night

We here at SERVPRO of Ocala and SERVPRO of South Marion County wish you a Safe and Happy Halloween and are here to help if you have concerns about COVID-19 cleaning.