The Governor\u2019s COVID-19 Task Force issued Wednesday its guidelines for a healthy and safe Halloween this weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The task force recommends families to follow several precautions if they plan on taking part in more traditional Halloween activities this year. These precautions include socially distanced activities that are outdoors.<\/p>\n
Families that choose to go trick-or-treating this year are advised to go only with their household family group. Large public gatherings and congregations are discouraged, and organizations that do plan on holding such an event should first receive task force approval by submitting a letter to task force chair Warren F. Villagomez at\u00a0warren.villagomez@dph.gov.mp.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Residents and organizations are advised to adhere to the following precautionary measures:\u00a0 \u2022 Trick-or-treaters are being advised not to pick candy from a bowl or take candy directly from someone\u2019s hands. Taking candy from someone else\u2019s candy bag is also discouraged. Organizations and residents are advised to have stations with individually bagged or packaged treats for kids to take. It is best to have these stations 6 feet from your front door or 6 feet apart along a trick-or-treat route.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u2022 Designated organizers and traffic controllers should be present to establish a one-way socially-distanced route.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u2022 Kids must be accompanied by adults at all times.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u2022 Each trick-or-treat station must designate at least one person to facilitate grab and go candy pick-up, have hand sanitizer present and available, and wear a mask.\u00a0<\/p>\n Additional recommended guidelines include:<\/p>\n \u2022 Organizations must have adult participants sign-in to their events at the beginning of their routes<\/p>\n \u2022 Have each trick-or-treat station be numbered.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u2022 Have each station designate an enforcement officer within their organization to ensure guidelines are followed.\u00a0<\/p>\n Other suggested guidelines include:<\/p>\n \u2022 Have a neighborhood car parade where families can show off their costumes while staying socially distanced and remaining in their cars<\/p>\n \u2022 In residential areas, private settings, or apartment buildings, residents can come together to trick-or-treat around their block or other outdoor spaces so kids and families aren\u2019t tempted to trick-or-treat inside \u2013 building residents and businesses can contribute treats that are individually wrapped and placed on a table(s) outside of the front door of the building, or in the other outdoor space for grab and go trick-or-treating.\u00a0<\/p>\n As always, the Governor\u2019s COVID-19 Task Force recommends following the 3 W\u2019s:\u00a0 Wash your hands before, during, and after any Halloween activities. Watch your distance. Wear a mask.\u00a0<\/p>\n Residents and organizations are encouraged to seek guidance regarding these protective measures. Contact the Governor\u2019s COVID-19 Task Force at\u00a0237-8034, 8035, 8036, and 8037 for additional guidance.\u00a0(PR)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Governor\u2019s COVID-19 Task Force issued Wednesday its guidelines for a healthy and safe Halloween…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":330355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-332517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=332517"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332517\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/330355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=332517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=332517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=332517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\n\u2018Grab and Go\u2019 trick-or-treating <\/strong>
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