State Health Department provides guidance for Halloween celebrations
State Health Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box has announced guidelines for Halloween this year. First Dr. Box says you should not..
BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.WMAR-2 NEWS ERIN MACPHERSONJOINS US LIVE FROM WHAT'SUSUALLY ONE OF THE BUSIESTNEIGHOBRHOODS IN OUR AREA ONHALLOWEEN NIGHT - RODGERSFORGE..
ERIN WHAT ARE THECDC'S RECOMMENDATION S FORTHIS YEAR?THE CDC WANTS YOU TO STILLPRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING,AVOID LARGE GATHERINGS ANDAVOID NDOOR ACTIVITIES IFPOSSIBLE - WHICH A LOT OF YOURTRADITIONAL HALLOWEENACTIVITIES DON'T COMPLY WITH.THE CDC RECOMMENDS ONLY DOINGEVENTS WITH THE PEOPLE ALREADYIN YOUR HOME, HAVE SOMESOCIALLY DISTANT PUMPKINCARVING OR EVEN A VIRTUALCOSTUME CONTEST.
IF YOU PLANON HAVING ANY SMALL GATHERINGWHERE YOU WATCH A SCARY MOVIEOR SCREAMING MAY HAPPEN - YOUMIGHT WANT TO STAY MORE THAN 6FEET APART.
THE CDC CONSIDERSINDOOR HAUNTED HOUSES A HIGHRISK ACTIVITY BECAUSE OF CLOSEPROXIMITY AND SCREAMING.
THEYALSO THINK TRICK OR TREATING -AND EVEN TRUNK OR TREATING --WHERE KIDS GO FROM CAR TO CARFOR CANDY INSTEAD OF DOOR TODOOR - ARE BOTH BAD IDEAS,WHICH PARENTS HAVE CONFLICTINGVIEWS ON.
(Fran McLaughlin-Downingtown- 02:00- we're justgoing to walk door to door.
Idon't find that high risk)(05:57- Nicole Steele-Coatesville- it's very highrisk .
I do consider it highrisk) IF YOU PLAN ON DRESSINGUP - THINK ABOUT STAYING AWAYFROM A COSTUME THAT HAS AMASK.
THE CDC STRESSED ACOSTUME MASK DOES NOT REPLACEA PROTECTIVE MASK -- ANDWEARING BOTH COULD CAUSEBREATHING ISSUES.
THESE ARENATIONAL GUIDELINES RELEASEDBY THE CDC BUT HOWARD COUNTYHEALTH OFFICIALS RELEASED ASTATEMENT FALLING IN LINE WITHTHESE RECOMMENDATION S.
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State Health Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box has announced guidelines for Halloween this year. First Dr. Box says you should not..
The guidelines are divided into three categories, lower, moderate and higher-risk activities.