COVID-19 does not have to bar us from trick-or-treating this year, according to Canada’s top doctor, as long as we follow health guidelines.
She said most public health leaders agree that “trying to provide some degree of normality, even though it is actually different from any other year,” is important in a fall season that has been punctuated by rising case numbers in many regions.
Cloth face masks could even be made out of different fabrics to allow them to be part of a costume, she said.But she stressed that not every region of Canada is dealing with the same level of COVID-19, and thus will have different rules and regulations for the spooky season. He encouraged people to still decorate their front lawns for the season, and added that it was important to be careful about how we hand out candy.He added that plastic Halloween masks do not count as proper facial coverings for COVID-19, so anyone wearing a full Jason mask or a sculpted witch face should still wear a cloth mask underneath.
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