Halloween may look different for 2020

Halloween is Saturday and may look a little different this year.

With Covid-19 still a threat some families are opting out of traditional trick-or-treating.

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I'm camila bernal reporting halloween is saturday.

And it will probably look different this year.

With covid-19 still a threat ... some families are opting out of traditional trick-or-treating.

41nbc jatrissa wooten spoke to folks in middle georgia ... to find out how they will celebrate.

Sot: william morris, owner of project road warrior "nobody is going up to anybody's door and nobody is going to be taking anything out of anybody's house" sot: dr. katherine duncan: beverly olson knight children's hospital "i think what's obviously going to be different are mask" doctor katherine duncan works at beverly olson knight children's hospital in macon.

She say's everyone should follow cdc covid-19 saftey guidelines when trick-or-treating.

Owner of project road warrior, william morris, says because of covid-19 -- he's deciding to host a family-friendly community-wide halloween event in east macon for families that will not be trick or treating this weekend.

Morris says the parking lot of triple crown lounge will be transformed into a halloween carnival parade.

He says children will have opportunities to still dress up in their costumes--take photos, and get candy.

"we would like for our children and our families to have on mask as well to make sure we providing safety for everyone" according to c-n-n-- the c-d-c issued halloween safety guidelines, in septemberlabeling traditional trick-or-treating as a quote "high risk activity".

Dr. dunca says, if parents take their c1 3 b13 child out to trick or treat, only visit homes you know.

Duncan says- if you're handing out candy- there's a few doctor duncan says... if you go trick or treating ... take hand sanitizer.