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11/11/20, 6:27 PMSafety tips to make Halloween less frightful | Arts & Entertainment | newsoforange.com Page 1 of 2https://www.newsoforange.com/arts_and_entertainment/article_1830e96c-153c-11eb-a9a2-cf64ca29fb15.html https://www.newsoforange.com/arts_and_entertainment/article_1830e96c-153c-11eb-a9a2-cf64ca29fb15.html FEATURED Safety tips to make Halloween less frightful Dale Edwards/News of Orange Oct 23, 2020 Be safe and have fun on Halloween Courtesy of the Orange County Department of Health The Orange County Health Department is echoing the words from the Centers for Disease Control and the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services in urging residents to forgo traditional Halloween activities because of concerns for spreading COVID-19. But that doesn’t mean all hope for having a good time this year is lost. “We want people to have a good time because people need a bit of a release and to have some fun,” said Kristin Prelipp, communications manager and public information o!cer with the Orange County Health Department. “That makes you healthy, too. We’re just hoping that whatever people do Halloween night, then two weeks later we’re not all paying the price for that.” Prelipp said the OCHD took guidance from the CDC and N.C. DHHS, which broke down Halloween activities into risk categories. Door-to-door trick-or-treating and large costume parties are considered high risk because of the potential for many hands touching the same surface. “If you happen to have one person in that crowd that is sick, it’s just so contagious,” Prelipp said. “We’re trying to encourage people that if they’re going to do these activities, at least know what are the riskiest parts. In general, we’re looking at things in more of a risk-reduction model. We can’t stay home forever. You have to be able to go out and live your life. Many of these activities, like Trunk-or- Treat, or door-to-door Trick-or-Treating are in the high-risk category.”