Householders isolating at home during Halloween this weekend (31 October) have been advised not to answer the door when the trick-or-treaters turn up.
In a list of Halloween safety tips published in Our CBR, the powers that be say there are no restrictions on the Halloween traditions, but everyone should act responsibility.
“If you plan to trick or treat keep it local by staying in your suburb rather than going to well-known ‘treat streets’ that attract crowds,” Our CBR said.
“Stay in small household groups (for example, a supervising adult and children from the same household) rather than groups of young people together,” it said.
“If a particular house looks busy, move onto the next house or come back later.”
Our CBR said people planning to hand out treats should use their front-yards instead of the front-door of their homes and keep the handling of treats to a minimum.
“Keen to join the fun, but not comfortable with spooky people knocking on your door,” it asked, “Consider putting up a sign that says ‘We are home but due to COVID-19, we are distancing. Please take some sweets. Happy Halloween!’.”
It said anybody who was symptomatic over Halloween should stay home, not receive visitors and get tested for COVID-19 immediately.
“While there are no longer restrictions for household visits, we must all be sensible when having people to our homes and put control measures in place,” Our CBR said.
