Trick-or-treaters should head out cautiously this year, experts say
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With Halloween right around the corner, experts say trick-or-treating this year may be safe depending on where you live, but ghouls and goblins going door-to-door should do so cautiously.
Dr. Anna Banerji, an infectious disease specialist at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, did not recommend trick-or-treating last year, but told CTVNews.ca that this year is different depending on the COVID-19 rates of your location.
“It's safer for most people this year and right now the amount of COVID -- depending on where you live -- is lower,” she said in a recent phone interview. “I think it really depends on the numbers. For example, in Alberta, I don't think trick-or-treating right now is the best idea, but versus a small town where there's not a lot of COVID where people are vaccinated.”
A spokesperson for Alberta Health said “there are currently minimal restrictions that will impact Halloween,” but trick-or-treaters should stay home if they are feeling any symptoms and avoid touching doorbells or railings.
According to CTVNews.ca COVID-19 case tracker, there are nearly 19,000 active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, hands down the most active province in Canada.