Thread by @WHO

This #Halloween, let's spook #COVID19! 👻 

If the virus is haunting your community, please try to trick or treat 🍭🍬🍫 with your little ones inside your homes.

If local rules allow spooky celebrations in your neighborhood, here is how to do it safely ⬇️

#HalloweenAtHome

If local rules allow #Halloween celebrations:

🎃 Stay outdoors & stick with your immediate family
🎃 Clean 👐 frequently
🎃 #WearAMask & make it part of your spook-tastic costume
🎃 Maintain at least 1m distance from others
🎃 Cover your sneeze/cough with 🧻 or 💪

Local rules allow small gatherings and you are organizing a #Halloween celebration?

Follow this thread to learn about precautions you should take to prevent the spread of #COVID19 among guests.

During #COVID19, WHO suggests holding Halloween events outdoors when possible.
 
Before your #Halloween event starts, you should brief guests about precautions ‼️ and continue to remind them.

If you are organizing a small #Halloween trick or treat gathering, you can minimize crowding by:
🎃 Staggering arrivals & departures
🎃 Designating seat places at least 1 metre apart
🎃 Numbering entries
🎃 Marking the floor so people physically distance

Your local rules allow #Halloween celebrations and you are attending a small gathering?

Follow this thread to learn how you can protect yourself & others from getting infected with #COVID19!

When you attend a #Halloween event, #WearAMask to protect yourself & others from #COVID19 infection. Make it a part of your spooky costume 👻

Here are 3 basic measures you can follow while attending a #Halloween gathering:

🎃 Maintain at least 1 metre distance from others
🎃 Clean your 🤲 frequently
🎃 Avoid touching 👀, 👃 & 👄 and cover a sneeze/cough with a tissue/bent elbow

If you are feeling unwell 🤒, you should avoid attending any #Halloween event, and stay at home.

#HalloweenAtHome