Los Angeles officials ban door-to-door trick-or-treating for Halloween due to coronavirus

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has banned door-to-door or car-to-car trick-or-treating for Halloween, saying it would be very difficult to maintain social distancing on porches and at front doors.

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Sep 9, 2020, 10:49 AM

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Updated 1,564 days ago

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has banned door-to-door or car-to-car trick-or-treating for Halloween, saying it would be very difficult to maintain social distancing on porches and at front doors.

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Officials say such activities pose too much of a risk for spreading COVID-19.

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The department of public health also banned Halloween parties, carnivals and haunted houses.

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Only events in which people remain in their cars will be allowed, such as pumpkin-carving or costume contests, as well as car parades and drive-thru attractions.