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Officials consider what to do about Halloween amid pandemic

Greater Danbury area municipal officials are considering what to do about Halloween.  The CDC has identified some risk involved this year with Trick-or-Treating because of the ongoing threat of coronavirus.  There are conflicting beliefs over whether COVID-19 can be spread through touch, and how close people should be to avoid airborne contagion.  Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton says there's not currently guidance from the state on Halloween, but once there is he will meet with the City's acting Health Director to come up with a policy.  Boughton doesn't think cancelling Halloween is an option, not because he doesn't believe there's a pandemic but because they can't police it.  He says it may come down to something like people ok with kids coming to the door for candy leaving their light on.  People who aren't should leave their light off.  If that becomes the plan, he urged everyone to respect that system.

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