Ontario to announce guidelines for trick-or-treating on Thursday

Ontario is set to announce guidelines for Thanksgiving gatherings and trick-or-treating on Thursday at the weekly COVID-19 briefing.

On Tuesday, the chief medical officer of health, Dr. Kieran Moore, tried to sum it up for reporters.

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“If you’re having family over and you’re completely vaccinated, if you feel comfortable removing your masks, that would be absolutely appropriate in a fully vaccinated group,” he said.

He added that more detailed guidelines for Thanksgiving and Halloween festivities are to come on Thursday.

In 2020, kids were told to avoid trick-or-treating in COVID-19 hotspots, which included Toronto. On halloween day last year, the province reported 1,015 new COVID-19 cases. COVID-19 cases in the province have remained well below 1,000 since May.