为什么要撤销疾控中心 美疾控中心发布万圣节活动指南

美疾控中心发布万圣节活动指南  

In a year that's been plenty scary
this much is clear: Pandemic Halloween will be different than regular Halloween. Many traditional ways of celebrating are now considerably more frightful than usual
because now they bring the Risk of spreading the coronavirus.
Accordingly
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidelines on how to celebrate Halloween safely. No big surprise: Classic door-to-door trick-or-treating and crowded
boozy costume parties are not remended.
The CDC's guidelines group Halloween activities into lower-risk
moderate-risk and higher-risk buckets.
美国疾病控制与预防中心的指导方针将万圣节活动分为低风险、中风险和高风险三类。
The higher-risk category includes both door-to-door trick-or-treating and events where kids get treats from the trunks of cars in a big parking lot.
Also no-nos: indoor haunted houses where people will be crowded and screaming
which could send infectious particles flying. Going on hayrides with people who aren't in your household or fall festivals in rural areas also carry a risk of spreading the virus that causes COVID-19. And using alcohol and drugs "can cloud [judgment] and increase risky behaviors
" the CDC warns — though that's equally true in any season.
The agency says this way of trick-or-treating poses a moderate risk (pared with the higher risk of the traditional style): Kids could pick up individually wrapped gift bags at the end of a driveway or yard while still preserving social distance.
You could also anize a small outdoor costume parade where everyone is 6 feet apart. An outdoor costume party would also be considered moderate risk
if people wear masks and stay 6 feet away from each other.
Haunted houses are out
and haunted forests are in. The CDC says an open-air scare-fest is moderately risky
so long as the route is one-way
people wear masks appropriately and stay 6 feet apart. But there's a caveat: "If screaming will likely occur
greater distancing is advised."
What about apple picking and pumpkin patches? Risks can be reduced if people use hand sanitizer before touching pumpkins or apples
wear masks and maintain social distance.
Also on the moderate-risk list: an outdoor scary movie night with local friends who are socially distanced. Again: The more screaming there is
the more space is needed for safe social distancing.
If you want to be really safe? Then you need to plan for either virtual activities or ones that you do largely with your own household.
The CDC's lower-risk activities include carving pumpkins with your household
or outdoors with friends while socially distanced. It also suggests a Halloween scavenger hunt: looking for witches
spiderwebs and black cats outside houses while walking around — or a scavenger hunt for treats in your own home.
And what about masks? A costume mask is no substitute for a cloth mask
according to the agency
but don't double up with one over the other because that can make it hard to breathe. Instead
consider a Halloween-themed cloth mask
the CDC suggests.
A costume mask can protect against spreading the coronavirus if it's like a regular cloth mask: o or more layers of breathable fabric covering the nose and mouth
without gaps around the face.
And remember this
friendly neighbors: If you think you might have COVID-19 or have been exposed to someone who does
don't attend in-person Halloween activities — and certainly don't hand out candy to trick-or-treaters.